Reproduced in this format with permission from the British Geological Survey, 2024.
Originally published: Stone, P (editor). 1996. Geology in south-west Scotland: an excursion guide. (Keyworth, Nottingham: British Geological Survey.)
In memory of Byron Charles Lintern 1948-1993
Geology in south-west Scotland: An excursion guide
Editor: P. Stone with assistance from A.D. McAdam and J.I. Chisholm
NERC copyright 1996 First published 1996.
Contents
Title page and preliminaries
Contents
Introduction
Lower Palaeozoic regional geology
Graptolite biostratigraphy
Turbidite sedimentology
Metamorphism
Upper Palaeozoic to Quaternary regional geology
Carboniferous palaeontology
Excursions 1–8 each provide one day of general interest covering a range of geological features.
1 Langholm and Canonbie
2 Thornhill
3 Rockcliffe to Gutcher's Isle
4 Shawhead, Crocketford
5 Kirkcudbright
6 Afton Water, Hare Hill and Bail Hill
7 Loch Doon and Carsphairn
8 Girvan and Ballantrae
Excursions 9–14 each spend one day developing a particular geological theme in some detail.
9 Dumfries
10 Southerness to Borron Point
11 Dundrennan Ranges, Gipsy Point
12 Gatehouse of Fleet
13 Whithorn
14 Barrhill and Newton Stewart
Excursions 15–18 are planned to cover 2 or 3 days developing a geological theme in a regional context.
15 Rhins of Galloway
16 Creetown and Cairnsmore of Fleet
17 The Orlock Bridge Fault and Moniaive Shear Zone
18 Graptolite biostratigraphy
Appendices
1 Mineralisation
2 Geological conservation
References
Glossary
Mineral table
Index
Figures and tables