A Guided Tour of the the
Geology and Scenery of Northern England.
compiled by John Waring;
(due acknowledgment to British Geological Survey: other sources individually
acknowledged:
please inform John Waring (ne.geolsoc@ntlworld.com) of any infringements of
copyright.
Viewers
might wish to contribute their own photo's (with brief descriptions) of Northern
England geological sights which could be shown on this web site.
(Acknowledgements will be given.)
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Geological time is divided into
periods spanning 4,650 million years. Each period is given a name. The names
are usually associated either with an area where the rocks are well exposed,
e.g. Devonian - Devon, or with the type of rocks that are found, e.g.
Carboniferous means coal-bearing. Our tour of Northern England
geology will commence with the oldest rocks in the region and end with the
youngest. The evolution of the rocks within each geological period, and
localities where they can be examined will be described.
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