Cornwall is renowned for the diversity and complexity of its geology. This geology, and its relation to the mineral wealth of the county, has been the subject of continuing investigation since the end of the seventeenth century.The Geology of Cornwallanalyses this literature of great historical interest alongside a wide-ranging review of the current position and assessments of the environmental consequences of rock and mineral exploitation.
These contributions by twenty-one leading academic and commercial geologists are aimed at all readers with an amateur or professional interest in exploring the fascinating geology of Cornwall. Undergraduate fieldworkers will find the book particularly helpful.
is Visiting Professor in Industrial Geology, Camborne School of Mines. E.B. Selwood is Senior Lecturer in Earth Science, University of Exeter.
E. M. Durranceis Emeritus Professor of Geology, University of NebraskaList of Plates
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Contributors
Abbreviations
Preface: Geological Field Work
A Code for Geological Field Work
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
C.M. Bristow, E.M. Durrance and E.B. Selwood
2. The Pre-Devonian Tectonic Framework
E.M. Durrance
3. The Lizard Complex
J.R. Andrews
4. Devonian
K.P. Isaac, E.B. Selwood and R.K. Shail
5. Carboniferous
K.P. Issac and J.M. Thomas
6. Variscan Structure and Regional Metamorphism
J.R. Andrew, K.P. Isaac, E.B. Selwood, R.K. Shail and J.M. Thomas
7. Granites and Associated Igneous Activity
D.A.C. Manning
8. Mineralization
R.C. Scrivener and T.J. Shepherd
9. Modelling the Mineralization Framework
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