GENERAL: WEBSTER D. 1987 Understanding Geology. Oliver & Boyd. ALLABY A. & ALLABY M. 1990 The Concise Dictionary of Earth Sciences. OUP BRITISH MUSEUM (Natural History). 1975. British Palaeozoic, Mesozoic & Cenozoic Fossils. B.M.N.H. London. (Three separate books.) RODGERS P.R. 1978 Geology of the Yorkshire Dales. Dalesman Books EYRE & PALMER: The Face of North East Yorkshire. Dalesman Publishing Co. WILSON: Geology: an in depth look at the Yorkshire dales Nat. Park landscape. Yorkshire Dales Nat. Park Authority. BELL R.: Yorkshire Rock. - a journey through time. British Geol. Survey. DAVIS R.V. Geology of Lakeland. Dalesman Publishing Co. Clapham, Lancaster. JOHNSON G.A.L. Robsons Geology of North East England. Hancock Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne. TAYLOR B.J. et al. 1971 British Regional Geology: Northern England. British Geol. Survey. H.M.S.O. London EDWARDS & TROTTER: British Regional Geology: The Pennines & Adjacent Areas.  H.M.S.O. London JOHNSON G.A.L. and HICKLING G. 1972. Geology of Durham County. Trans.Nat. Hist. Soc. Northumberland.Vol. 41, No.1 Hancock Museum. KENT P. et al. 1980 British Regional Geology: Eastern England from the Tees to the Wash. British Geol. Survey. H.M.S.O. London MORE DETAILED FIELD EXCURSIONS GIVING LOCALITIES AND WHAT TO LOOK FOR. Two recent publications by Denis Goldring dealing with North Yorkshire geology and industrial archaeology: Goldring D. 2001. Along the Scar. Pub. Peter Tuffs. (Tel. UK 01287 610139) Goldring D. 2006. Along the Esk.   Pub. Peter Tuffs. (Tel. UK 01287 610139) ROBSON D.A. A Guide to the Geology of the Cheviot Hills. Hancock Museum. BRUMHEAD D. 1979. Geology Explained in the Yorkshire Dales and on the Yorkshire Coast. David and Charles, London. RAWSON P.F. & WRIGHT J.K. 1992 (new edition pub. 2000); The Yorkshire Coast. Geologists'Association. SCRUTTON C. 2006. Yorkshire Rocks and Landscape, a Field Guide, Yorkshire  Geological Society. (Third edition; minor corrections.) SCRUTTON C. 1995. Northumbrian Rocks and Landscape, a Field Guide, Yorks. Geol. Soc., Ellenbank Press. YORKSHIRE DALES NATIONAL PARK. Ingleton Waterfalls Trail. Y.D.N.P. Committee. (leaflet) CUMBERLAND GEOL. SOCIETY: Lakeland Rocks and Landscape. Ellenbank Press. MOSELEY F. Geology of the Lake District. Geologists' Assoc. CROSSLEY C., YOUNG B., CADWALLENDER T. 2005. Pub. Northumberland Coast AONB Partnership with financial assistance from A.L.S.F.): Exploring the Geology & Landscape of the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Another publication "Yorkshire Geology" by Paul Ensom is to be published in may 2009. For details, click here. (You will need Adobe Reader 9.0)

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A Geological Excursion Guide to Rum: The Paleocene Igneous Rocks of the Isle of Rum, Inner Hebrides by C H Emeleus and V R Troll is now available. It is co-published by NMS Enterprises Limited – Publishing and Edinburgh Geological Society. Available from the usual sources: or direct from NMS Enterprises Limited – Publishing, National Museums Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JF, 0131 247 2026; publishing@nms.ac.uk; shop@nms.ac.uk;  978 1 905267 22 4 flexi-bound £12.99, 160pp., 210x148, 80 illustrations. The book provides a comprehensive selection of excursions together with an overview of the setting and geological evolution of the island. Advice is given on travelling to the island, accommodation, weather conditions and midges. Contact: Kate Blackadder Marketing, NMS Enterprises Limited - Publishing National Museums Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF, Tel +44 (0) 131 247 4083;  Fax +44 (0) 131 247 4012; k.blackadder@nms.ac.uk  http://www.nms..ac.uk

Death of an Ocean – a Geological Borders Ballad. Euan Clarkson & Brian Upton             The Scottish Borders region is famed for its frontier history and attendant myths and ballads. This book concerns the much more ancient geological history revealed by its rocks. The authors tell how the once great ocean of Iapetus met its end through the inexorable motion of the tectonic plates that brought continental masses on a collision course. Impaction of these continents spelled the death-knell for Iapetus and, in so doing, brought about intense folding and uplift of huge quantities of ocean floor sediment to form the mighty Caledonide mountain chain.          These momentous events brought the essential building blocks of Scotland into their final positions. After attaining their maximum grandeur, the Caledonide mountains were progressively eroded to become shadows of their former glory; meanwhile, the unified tectonic plate on which Scotland sits proceeded to drift northwards. In so doing ‘ancestral Scotland’ migrated from the southern hemisphere, across the equator to ultimately reach its present temperate position. The rocks of the Borders record much of the Palaeozoic history of the ocean closing, the building and subsequent breakdown of the mountains, as well as of the history of the deserts, rivers and forests that came and went on its northerly migration. This Borders story tells also of volcanoes large and small and how their existence is indelibly recorded in the Borders hills whilst the latest geological events to sculpt the Borders landscape were the Pleistocene ice-ages.         Written in the accessible style familiar to readers of the authors’ Edinburgh Rock this volume describes a differing geological history in Scotland. Intended for those wanting to learn more about the origins of a popular region it will also appeal to geologists on field trips and students of geology as the authors display their deep affection for and knowledge of the geology of the Scottish Borders. There is a launch event (at which the authors will speak) on 2 October, 2009 at The Mainstreet Bookshop, Main Street, St Boswells, TD6 0AT. Tickets (need to be booked in advance): £5 which includes complimentary glass of wine and £5 off the RRP of copies of the book bought on the night. For more details, click on  http://www.mainstreetbooks.co.uk/events or phone 01835 or email:  info@mainstreetbooks.co.uk

The authors Euan Clarkson, a palaeontologist, and Brian Upton, a volcanologist, are professors emeritus of geology at the University of Edinburgh.

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