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
Editor: P. Stone with assistance from A.D. McAdam and J.I. Chisholm
NERC copyright 1996 First published 1996.
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.
3 Rockcliffe to Gutcher's Isle
6 Afton Water, Hare Hill and Bail Hill
Excursions 9–14 each spend one day developing a particular geological theme in some detail.
10 Southerness to Borron Point
11 Dundrennan Ranges, Gipsy Point
14 Barrhill and Newton Stewart
Excursions 15–18 are planned to cover 2 or 3 days developing a geological theme in a regional context.
16 Creetown and Cairnsmore of Fleet
17 The Orlock Bridge Fault and Moniaive Shear Zone
Appendices
Mineral table
Index