Geology of the South Devon Coast: from the Dorset county boundary to the Brixham area
Print publication date: 31/07/2017
Regional Geology and General Interest, Geologists' Association Guides, Geologists' Association, GeoGifts
Type: Book (Paperback)
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780900717918
Weight: 0.4kg
Number of pages: 122
£12.00
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Product Code: GA073
by John C.W. Cope
GA Guide 73
Paperback, spiral bound
This area presents an ideal introduction to fieldwork for students of geology. There is a wide range of geological features that are superbly displayed in rocks varying in age from Devonian through to Palaeogene, together with often spectacular structures and a wide range of sedimentary rock types. There is also a good variety of igneous rocks in the area. The Guide covers the coast between Brixham in the west to the county boundary with Dorset, encompassed by the English Riviera Geopark and the western end of the World Heritage coastline. Some inland areas around Dartmoor are also described.
1. Introduction
2. South Devon in a regional context
3. The succession in South Devon
· Devonian
· Carboniferous
· The Dartmoor granite
· Permian
· Triassic
· Jurassic
· Cretaceous
· Palaeogene
· Pleistocene
4. Itineraries
· The Torquay area
· The Brixham area
· The Permian succession between Torquay and Dawlish Warren
· Permian and Triassic succession east of the River Exe
· Triassic and Cretaceous from Branscombe to Culverhole Point
· Inland localities
5. References
Index
