The geology of Wales is complex and varied; its study has been of considerable historical significance in the development of geology as a science. All...
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This is a list of the named geological faults affecting the rocks of Wales. See the main article on faults for a fuller treatment of fault types and nomenclature...
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officer since the mid-19th century. The geology of south Wales was central to the massive contribution Wales made to the Industrial Revolution. Several...
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landscapes across the constituent countries of England, Wales and Scotland. Rocks of almost all geological ages are represented at outcrop, from the Archaean...
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Wales. Wales has a complex geological history which has left it a largely mountainous country. The coastal plain is narrow in the north and west of the country...
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The geology of Snowdonia National Park in North Wales is dominated by sedimentary and volcanic rocks from the Cambrian and Ordovician periods with intrusions...
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Welsh gold (redirect from Gold mining in Wales)
gold is gold found in natural geological deposits in two distinct areas of Wales and highly prized [by whom?] because of its origin and scarcity.[citation...
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Cambrian geological period. Wales has been inhabited by modern humans for at least 29,000 years. Continuous human habitation dates from the end of the last...
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Geologically the Australian state of New South Wales consists of seven main regions: Lachlan Fold Belt, the Hunter-Bowen Orogeny or New England Orogen...
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combination of folding and faulting. The British Geological Survey record a number of such features in South Wales including the Neath Disturbance, Pontyclerc...
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The geology of Anglesey, the largest (714 km2) island in Wales is some of the most complex in the country. Anglesey has relatively low relief, the 'grain'...
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The building stones of Wales are many and varied reflecting the diverse geology of the country. Some of the earliest known use of natural stone for building...
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chronostratigraphy (the process of relating strata to time) and geochronology (a scientific branch of geology that aims to determine the age of rocks). It is used...
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The bedrock geology of Ceredigion (formerly Cardiganshire) in west Wales consists wholly of a considerable thickness of Ordovician and Silurian age sedimentary...
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Geology (from Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) 'earth', and λoγία (-logía) 'study of, discourse') is a branch of natural science concerned with the Earth and other...
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describes the geology of the Brecon Beacons National Park in mid/south Wales. The area gained national park status in 1957 with the designated area of 1,344 km2...
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Snowdonia (redirect from Snowdonia, North Wales)
geology. Nineteen of these sites are managed as national nature reserves by Natural Resources Wales. The park also contains twelve Special Areas of Conservation...
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The geology of national parks in Britain strongly influences the landscape character of each of the fifteen such areas which have been designated. There...
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bedrock geology of Carmarthenshire in west Wales consists largely of Palaeozoic age sedimentary rocks. Unconsolidated (or 'superficial') deposits of Quaternary...
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The geology of Pembrokeshire in Wales inevitably includes the geology of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park which extends around the larger part of the...
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Avalonia (category Geology of Wales)
the Cambrian: A 519 Ma caliche in South Wales and transcontinental middle Terreneuvian sandstones". Geological Magazine. 150 (6): 1022–1046. Bibcode:2013GeoM...
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parts of Cardiff and Caerphilly to the east of the Rhymney River. The geology of Monmouthshire in southeast Wales largely consists of a thick series of sedimentary...
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The geology of the Gower Peninsula in South Wales is central to the area's character and to its appeal to visitors. The peninsula is formed almost entirely...
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Ireland List of geological faults of Scotland List of geological faults of Wales List of geological folds in Great Britain Geological structure of Great Britain...
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Stratum (redirect from Strata (geology))
In geology and related fields, a stratum (pl.: strata) is a layer of rock or sediment characterized by certain lithologic properties or attributes that...
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first dinosaur skeleton from the Jurassic of Wales. Geology of Wales Steve Parker (2007). The World Encyclopedia of Fossils & Fossil-Collecting. Lorenz Books...
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The Central Wales Lineament is a north–south aligned zone of geological faults and folds which runs for scores of miles through Wales and which gives...
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The Geology of Scotland. The Geological Society, London Brenchley P.J & Rawson P.F. (eds) 2006, The Geology of England and Wales. The Geological Society...
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aspects of these islands’ geological structure. Negative gravity anomalies are associated with local deficiencies in mass due to volumes of rock which...
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