British Stratigraphy - Softcover

Middlemiss, F. A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0045500169 ISBN 13: 9780045500161

Publisher: Allen & Unwin, 1970

Synopsis

This book is primarily intended to assist candidates studying geology for the Ordinary Level of G.c.E., and examinations of comparable standard, but it should also be found useful by the" reader requiring a rapid conspectus of the geological history of Britain, and as forming a basis for more advanced work. The scope of the subject matter necessitated a narrow and slippery path be­ tween over-simplification and excessive detail, but the balance adopted is based upon the experience of many years of teaching at all levels, and of examining for the London G.C.E. Board. The maps, combining outcrop dis­ tribution with palaeogeography, presented some difficulty, especially for periods of continuously changing geography, such as the Cretaceous. It was necessary in these cases to make an arbitrary choice of one small part of the period, the geography of which could be illustrated. Candidates are advised not to spend time learning every detail of the outcrop patterns, but to con­ centrate upon the main areas of outcrop. I am indebted to Mrs. Jean Fyffe for the cartographic work.

About this edition

• Publisher: Allen & Unwin
• Publication date: 1970
• ISBN 10: 0045500169
• ISBN 13: 9780045500161
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48