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<b>Part I: Introduction:</b>. <p>1. Regional Geological History: Why And How:N. H. Woodcock & R. A. Strachan.</p> <p>2. Geological Framework Of Britain And Ireland: R. E. Holdsworth, N. H. Woodcock & R. A. Strachan.</p> <p><b>Part II: The Northern Margin Of The Iapetus Ocean:</b>.</p> <p>3. Early Earth History And Development Of The Archaean Crust: R. A. Strachan.</p> <p>4. Proterozoic Sedimentation, Orogenesis And Magmatism On The Laurentian Craton: R. A. Strachan & R. E. Holdsworth.</p> <p>5. Late Neoproterozoic To Early Ordovician Passive Margin Sedimentation Along The Laurentian Margin: R. A. Strachan & R. E. Holdsworth.</p> <p>6. The Grampian Orogeny: Mid-Ordovician Arc-Continent Collision Along The Laurentian Margin: R. A. Strachan.</p> <p>7. Mid-Ordovician To Silurian Sedimentation And Tectonics On The Northern Active Margin Of Iapetus: R. A. Strachan.</p> <p><b>Part III: The Southern Margin Of The Iapetus Ocean:</b>.</p> <p>8. Neoproterozoic To Cambrian Accretionary History Of Eastern Avalonia And Armorica: R. A. Strachan.</p> <p>9. The Cambrian And Earliest Ordovician Quiescent Margin Of Gondwana: N. H. Woodcock.</p> <p>10. Ordovician Volcanism And Sedimentation On Eastern Avalonia: N. H. Woodcock.</p> <p>11. Late Ordovician To Silurian Evolution Of Eastern Avalonia During Convergence With Laurentia: N. H. Woodcock.</p> <p><b>Part IV: The End Of The Iapetus Ocean:</b>.</p> <p>12. The Caledonian Orogeny: A Multiple Plate Collision: N. H. Woodcock & R. A. Strachan.</p> <p>13. Devonian Sedimentation And Volcanism On The Old Red Sandstone Continent: N. H. Woodcock.</p> <p><b>Part V: The Variscan Cycle: Consolidation Of Pangaea:</b>.</p> <p>14. Carboniferous Sedimentation And Volcanism On The Laurussian Margin: P. D. Guion, P. Gutteridge & S. J. Davies.</p> <p>15. The Variscan Orogeny: The Welding Of Pangaea: L. N. Warr.</p> <p><b>Part VI: Post-Variscan Intraplate Setting:</b>.</p> <p>16. Permian To Late Triassic Post-Orogenic Collapse And Early Atlantic Rifting: A. H. Ruffell & R. G. Shelton.</p> <p>17. Late Triassic To Jurassic: The Beginning Of The End For Pangaea: S. P. Hesselbo.</p> <p>18. Early Cretaceous: Rifting And Sedimentation Before The Flood: A. S. Gale.</p> <p>19. Late Cretaceous To Early Tertiary Deposition Through The Global Highstand: A. S. Gale.</p> <p>20. Tertiary Events: The North Atlantic Plume And Alpine Pulses: R. Anderton.</p> <p>21. The Quaternary: The History Of An Ice Age: N. H. Woodcock</p>

"Has anything new come out of the geology of Britain and Ireland in the last 20 years since Roger Anderton and his co-authors published their masterly Dynamic Stratigraphy of the British Isles? Do we need a new text book on this topic? Is this it? Yes. Yes. Yes." <i>David Macdonald, Journal of Sedimentary Research</i> <!--end--><br /> <p><br /> "This is an excellent book, with few vices and many virtues. It could form the basis of an excellent course in historical geology, and is outstanding value for impoverished undergraduates. If you are un-impoverished, buy it anyway and see what I mean about Britain and Ireland as a candidate type area for world geology."</p>

<p>Nigel H. Woodcock and R. A. Strachan are the authors of Geological History of Britain and Ireland, published by Wiley.

Britain, Ireland and their surrounding areas have a remarkably varied geology for so small a fragment of continental crust. This region contains a fine rock record from all the geological periods from Quaternary back to Cambrian, and a less continuous but still impressive catalogue of events back through nearly 2500 million years of Precambrian time. This protracted geological history would have been interesting enough to reconstruct if it had been played out on relatively stable continental crust. However, Britain and Ireland have developed instead at a tectonic crossroads, on crust traversed intermittently by subduction zones and volcanic arcs, continental rifts and mountain belts. The resulting complexity makes the geological history of this region at once fascinating and perplexing.<br /> <p><i>Geological History of Britain and Ireland</i> tells the geological story of the region at a level accessible to undergraduate geologists, as well as to postgraduates, professionals, or informed amateurs. The book takes a multi-disciplinary rather than a purely stratigraphical approach, and aims to bring to life the processes behind the catalogue of historical events. Full coverage is given to the rich Precambrian and Early Palaeozoic history, as well as to later events more relevant to hydrocarbon exploration. The book is profusely illustrated and contains guides to further reading and full references to data sources, making it an essential starting point for more detailed studies of the regional geology.</p>

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