Guide to the Geological Model of the Assynt Mountains (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

N. Peach

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0267811209 ISBN 13: 9780267811205

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the Assynt mountains through a detailed geological model that makes distant rocks come alive.

The book accompanies a six-inch-to-one-mile model that covers about 168 square miles and shows how post-Cambrian movements shaped the landscape. It explains the links between topography and rock structure, and it highlights the major rock groups and their role in forming the landforms you see today. The guide is designed for readers who cannot visit the ground, helping you form a clear mental picture of grand tectonic structures and the way they interrelate with surface features.

What you’ll discover includes:

• How Lewisian Gneiss, Torridon Sandstone, and Cambrian Quartzite influence terrain and scenery
• The sequence of post-Cambrian movements and the major thrusts that rearrange rocks
• Examples of imbricate structures, sills and dykes, and contact metamorphism
• Cross sections and diagrams that illuminate the model’s display of thrust masses

Ideal for readers who enjoy field geology, structural geology, and regional tectonics, this edition helps you visualize complex crustal movements in a single, accessible package.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0267811209
• ISBN 13: 9780267811205
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 38