81 Dudley district - Sheet Explanation for sheet E167 [Booklet]

Sheet Explanations provide a brief description and interpretation of the geology of the relevant BGS 1:50 000 scale map sheet area. More detailed geological information for the same area is available via the Sheet Descriptions. Sheet Explanations are printed A5 booklets and are available either singly, or as a pack together with the relevant 1:50 000 scale map, where this map is available. The district lies in the counties of Shropshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire and the metropolitan district of the West Midlands. The main population centres are in the east of the district, within the Black Country conurbation that includes Bilston, Wednesbury, Sedgley, Tipton, Dudley, Brierley Hill, Kingswinford, Halesowen and Stourbridge. Scattered villages and the town of Bridgnorth lie in the west. The western and central parts of the district comprise mainly farmland and woodland, including the northern part of the Wyre Forest. The elevation of the district is typically in excess of 75 m above OD, with the highest point within the district, at 315 m above OD, in the Clent Hills in the south-east. The district is drained by the rivers Severn and Stour, which flow from north to south across the western and central parts of the district, respectively. [Booklet]

82 Dudley district map pack - Sheet Explanation for sheet E167 plus 1:50 000 (B&Sup) map

This pack contains a Sheet Explanation for the district and the complementary 1:50 000 scale Bedrock Geology and Superficial Deposits map (folded). Sheet Explanations provide a brief description and interpretation of the geology of the relevant map sheet area. The A5 Sheet Explanation booklet and the map are supplied in a transparent wallet. While it is possible to buy the map and Sheet Explanation separately, buying them together as map pack saves you £3. The district lies in the counties of Shropshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire and the metropolitan district of the West Midlands. The main population centres are in the east of the district, within the Black Country conurbation that includes Bilston, Wednesbury, Sedgley, Tipton, Dudley, Brierley Hill, Kingswinford, Halesowen and Stourbridge. Scattered villages and the town of Bridgnorth lie in the west. The western and central parts of the district comprise mainly farmland and woodland, including the northern part of the Wyre Forest. The elevation of the district is typically in excess of 75 m above OD, with the highest point within the district, at 315 m above OD, in the Clent Hills in the south-east. The district is drained by the rivers Severn and Stour, which flow from north to south across the western and central parts of the district, respectively.

83 Durham and West Hartlepool. Memoir for sheet E27

84 East Retford, Worksop and Gainsborough. Memoir for sheet E101

85 Ely. Memoir for sheet E173

86 Epping. Memoir for sheet E240

87 Exeter. Memoir for sheet E325

88 Falmouth. Memoir for sheet E352

89 Fareham and Portsmouth District. Sheet Description for sheets E316 and E331 (POD) [Report]

Sheet descriptions provide detailed, in-depth geological information for the relevant BGS 1:50 000 scale map sheets. Extensive references and information sources are cited.
They are A4 print-on-demand publications which are supplied bound in clear covers. [Report]

90 Fareham and Portsmouth district - Sheet Explanation for sheets E316 and E331

Sheet Explanations provide a brief description and interpretation of the geology of the relevant BGS 1:50 000 scale map sheet area. More detailed geological information for the same area is available via the Sheet Descriptions. Sheet Explanations are printed A5 booklets and are available either singly, or as a pack together with the relevant 1:50 000 scale map, where this map is available. The primary chalk scarp of the South Downs and the Portsdown anticline dominate the landscape of the Fareham and Portsmouth district. Travelling northward from the low, flat-lying coastal plain with its extensive natural harbours, the prominent chalk feature of Ports Down is encountered. From the crest of that feature, there is a wide northward vista over the Bere Forest Syncline and onwards towards the main chalk scarp, which is dominated by the communication mast at Butser Hill. Looking from Butser Hill towards the north and north-east, the characteristic ridge and vale country at the western end of the Weald can be appreciated. The coastal plain is underlain by a thin Quaternary sequence masking Palaeogene strata, and the Bere Forest is characterised by sandy heath and heavy clay pastureland directly overlying Palaeogene sediments. Long, gentle dip slopes of the Upper Chalk form much of the open downland in the north of the district, whereas the face of the primary scarp and the ridge and vale country in the extreme north-east are formed by the Middle and Lower Chalk and alternating sands and clays of the Lower Cretaceous, respectively.

91 Fareham and Portsmouth district map pack - Sheet Explanation for sheet E316 (Fareham) plus 1:50 000 (S&D) map [Booklet and Map Pack]

This pack contains a Sheet Explanation for the district and the complementary 1:50 000 scale Bedrock Geology and Superficial Deposits map (folded). Sheet Explanations provide a brief description and interpretation of the geology of the relevant map sheet area. The A5 Sheet Explanation booklet and the map are supplied in a transparent wallet. While it is possible to buy the map and Sheet Explanation separately, buying them together as map pack saves you £3. The primary chalk scarp of the South Downs and the Portsdown anticline dominate the landscape of the Fareham and Portsmouth district. Travelling northward from the low, flat-lying coastal plain with its extensive natural harbours, the prominent chalk feature of Ports Down is encountered. From the crest of that feature, there is a wide northward vista over the Bere Forest Syncline and onwards towards the main chalk scarp, which is dominated by the communication mast at Butser Hill. Looking from Butser Hill towards the north and north-east, the characteristic ridge and vale country at the western end of the Weald can be appreciated. The coastal plain is underlain by a thin Quaternary sequence masking Palaeogene strata, and the Bere Forest is characterised by sandy heath and heavy clay pastureland directly overlying Palaeogene sediments. Long, gentle dip slopes of the Upper Chalk form much of the open downland in the north of the district, whereas the face of the primary scarp and the ridge and vale country in the extreme north-east are formed by the Middle and Lower Chalk and alternating sands and clays of the Lower Cretaceous, respectively. [Booklet and Map Pack]

92 Fareham and Portsmouth district map pack - Sheet Explanation for sheet E331 (Portsmouth) plus 1:50 000 (S&D) map [Booklet and Map Pack]

This pack contains a Sheet Explanation for the district and the complementary 1:50 000 scale Bedrock Geology and Superficial Deposits map (folded). Sheet Explanations provide a brief description and interpretation of the geology of the relevant map sheet area. The A5 Sheet Explanation booklet and the map are supplied in a transparent wallet. While it is possible to buy the map and Sheet Explanation separately, buying them together as map pack saves you £3. The primary chalk scarp of the South Downs and the Portsdown anticline dominate the landscape of the Fareham and Portsmouth district. Travelling northward from the low, flat-lying coastal plain with its extensive natural harbours, the prominent chalk feature of Ports Down is encountered. From the crest of that feature, there is a wide northward vista over the Bere Forest Syncline and onwards towards the main chalk scarp, which is dominated by the communication mast at Butser Hill. Looking from Butser Hill towards the north and north-east, the characteristic ridge and vale country at the western end of the Weald can be appreciated. The coastal plain is underlain by a thin Quaternary sequence masking Palaeogene strata, and the Bere Forest is characterised by sandy heath and heavy clay pastureland directly overlying Palaeogene sediments. Long, gentle dip slopes of the Upper Chalk form much of the open downland in the north of the district, whereas the face of the primary scarp and the ridge and vale country in the extreme north-east are formed by the Middle and Lower Chalk and alternating sands and clays of the Lower Cretaceous, respectively. [Booklet and Map Pack]

93 Faversham. Memoir for sheet E273

94 Fishguard district map pack - Sheet Explanation for sheet E210 plus 1:50 000 (S&D) map [Booklet and Map Pack]

This pack contains a Sheet Explanation for the district and the complementary 1:50 000 scale Bedrock Geology and Superficial Deposits map (folded). Sheet Explanations provide a brief description and interpretation of the geology of the relevant map sheet area. The A5 Sheet Explanation booklet and the map are supplied in a transparent wallet. While it is possible to buy the map and Sheet Explanation separately, buying them together as map pack saves you £3. The bedrock of the district includes Precambrian rocks, which record some of the earliest geological events known from southern Britain, as well as volcanic and sedimentary rocks of Cambrian and Ordovician age, together spanning a period of time from over 587 to around 438 million years ago. A brief summary of each formation's physical characteristics and environment of deposition are presented, allowing the early evolution of western Wales to be described. A series of major fault lines traverse the district, which have a long history of movement that influenced the sedimentary environments of the Lower Palaeozoic. These movements culminated in an episode of regional deformation in which the rocks were complexly folded and cleaved, and underwent low-grade metamorphism. A brief assessment of these structural features is presented. This survey also provides the first systematic record of the distribution and composition of Quaternary (superficial) deposits in the district. A complex suite of glacial and periglacial deposits record at least two distinct phases of ice advance and retreat, with the last ice sheet withdrawing from the district around 11 500 years ago. Following the melting of the ice, fluvial sediments have been deposited by the rivers and streams of the district and a range of tidally influenced deposits and dune fields of blown sand have formed along the coast. [Booklet and Map Pack]

95 Flint. Memoir for sheet E108

The district described in this memoir extends from the uplands of north-east Wales, including the Clwydian Range and Halkyn Mountain, eastwards to the Cheshire Plain and Dee estuary. It is a region exceptionally rich in natural resources, with a long history of mineral extraction for which up-to-date geological information is essential if there is to be effective land-use planning and support for future development. This memoir is intended to fulfil this need and to provide an overview of the geology for both the amateur and the professional geologist. …more…

96 Garstang. Memoir for sheet E67

97 Geology of south Dorset and south-east Devon and its World Heritage Coast (A Special Memoir) [Book]

This memoir provides a complete account of the geology and structure of the 'Jurassic Coast' of south Dorset and south-east Devon. [Book]

98 Geology of the Alresford district [Book]

99 Geology of the Devizes district [Book]

100 Geology of the Isle of Wight. Extended sheet explanation for E330, E331, E344 and E345

This Sheet Explanation provides a summary of the geology of the Isle of Wight district (Special Sheet) arising from the British Geological Survey’s Isle of Wight Integrated Project.
The island has long been regarded as one of the most significant of the classic areas of British geology. It has been of interest for geological studies since the early 19th century, and is very popular for geological field excursions to satisfy all levels of academic attainment from primary and secondary school levels through to academic research studies. It is used by industry as a laboratory for the understanding of onshore exploration analogues and, size for size, has probably the greatest concentration of widely ranging research articles of anywhere in the UK. A great part of the island forms Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (ANOBs) and a considerable length of the coastline in the south-west and north-west of the island is designated as Heritage Coast. …more…