Scrutton, C. (Ed.) 1995. Northumbrian Rocks and Landscape. A Field Guide. 216 pp. Maryport: Ellenbank Press for the Yorkshire Geological Society. ISBN 1873551 118.

Northumbrian rocks and landscape — a field guide

Edited by Colin Scrutton

Second Edition

Yorkshire Geological Society

(Front cover)

Contents

Title page and preliminaries

Preface

Introduction

Geological history of Northumbria Colin Scrutton

Field excursions

The Borders

1 The geology of Siccar Point and Pease Bay Brian Turner and Colin Scrutton

2 The geology of Eyemouth and Burnmouth Colin Scrutton and Brian Turner

3 The Carboniferous rocks around Berwick-upon-Tweed Brian Turner and Colin Scrutton

4 The Cheviot — early Devonian volcanic rocks, granite and basement Peter Allen*

5 The Lower Carboniferous of Bewcastle and Gilsland Mark Purnell and Howard Armstrong

Northumberland (and Tyne & Wear north)

6 Geology and landscape of Holy Island and Bamburgh Bert Randall and John Senior

7 Carboniferous rocks of the Howick shore section Maurice Tucker

8 The Carboniferous and Permian rocks between Tynemouth and Seaton Sluice Brian Turner and Denys Smith

9 The Lower Carboniferous at Bowden Doors, Roddam Dene and the Coquet Gorge Brian Turner and Andrew Heard

10 The geology of the North Tyne and Saughtree Michael Money, Bert Randall and Brian Turner

11 Carboniferous rocks of the Roman Wall and Haltwhistle Burn Mick Jones

12 The Quaternary of South Tynedale Angus Lunn

Durham (and Tyne & Wear south)

13 The Magnesian Limestone between South Shields and Seaham Denys Smith

14 The Northern Pennine Orefield: Weardale and Nenthead Brian Young*

15 Carboniferous of the Wear Valley and Derwent Gorge, County Durham Tony Johnson

16 The geology and landscape of Upper Teesdale John Senior

17 The Carboniferous and Permian rocks in southern County Durham Trevor Morse and Denys Smith

Geology in Northumbrian Museums Steve McLean

Glossary

Bibliography

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