Stella & Rose's Books

Front cover

Contents

• List of Plates
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Contributors
• Abbreviations
• Preface - Geological Field Work
• A Code for Geological Field Work
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter One - Introduction, C.M. Bristow, E.M. Durrance and W.B. Selwood
• Historical Review
• Summary of Geological Development
• Chapter Two - The Pre-Devonian Tectonic Framework, E.M. Durrance
• Chapter Three - The Lizard Complex, J.R. Andrews
• Geological Setting
• The Crousa Downs Ophiolite
• The Western Tectonic Unit
• Age
• Ridge-Axis Tectonics
• Emplacement/Obduction
• Chapter Four - Devonian, K.P. Isaac, E.B. Selwood and R.K. Shail
• Lower Devonian: R.K. Shail
• Gramscatho Basin: R.K. Shail
• Trevone Basin: E.B. Selwood
• Liskeard High: E.B. Selwood
• South Devon Basin: K.P. Isaac
• Chapter Five - Carboniferous, K.P. Isaac and J.M. Thomas
• South of the Culm Basin: K.P. Isaac
• Culm Basin: J.M. Thomas
• Chapter Six - Variscan Structure and Regional Metamorphism, J.R. Andrews, K.P. Isaac, E.B. Selwood, R.K. Shail and J.M. Thomas
• Intrabasinal Shelf: R.IK. Shail
• Gramscatho Basin: R.K. Shail
• Trevone Basin: E.B. Selwood
• The Structure of East Cornwall: I.P. Isaac
• Culm Basin: J.R. Andrews
• The Boscastle-Tintagel-Tregardock Culmination: J.R. Andrews
• Chapter Seven - Granites and Associated Igneous Activity, D.A.C. Manning
• Granitic Rock Types
• Alteration of the Granites
• Rhyolite Porphyry Dykes (Elvans)
• Kingsand Rhyolites
• Lamprophyres
• Compositional Variation
• Geochronological Data
• Petrogenitic Models
• chapter Eight - Mineralization, R.C. Scrivener and T.J. Shepherd
• Nature of Deposits
• Pre-granite Mineralization
• Granite Related Mineralization
• Post-granite Mineralization
• Chronology of Mineralization
• South Crofty Mine
• Chapter Nine - Modelling the Mineralization Framework, F.W.A.A. Lucas and J. Willis-Richards
• Cataclasic Flow and Lode Formation
• Heat Flow
• Convection Modelling
• Metasomatic Zoning of Greisen-Bordered Veins
• Fracture Propagation in Endo-granitic Sheeted Vein Systems
• Chapter Ten - China Clay, C.M. Bristow
• Historical Development of Cornish China Clay Production
• The Formation of China Clay
• Mineralogy and Properties of Kaolinized Granite
• Resources
• Chapter Eleven - Offshore and Mesozoic Geology, M. B. Har
• Basement Geology
• Post-Carboniferous Development
• Mesozoic History
• Chapter Twelve - The Tertiary, K. Atkinson
• Eocene
• Oligocene and Miocene
• Pliocene
• Tertiary Weathering Phenomena
• Chapter Thirteen - The Quaternary, R.A. Cullingford
• Glacial Phenomena
• Periglacial Phenomena
• Sea-level Changes
• Palaeobotany
• The Quaternary Sequence
• Chapter Fourteen - History of Metalliferous Mining, R. Burt
• Early Tin Mining
• The Beginnings of Copper Mining
• Lead and Silver Production
• The Diversification of Output
• Competition and Decline
• Contraction and Collapse
• International Action
• Estimates of Total Output
• Chapter Fifteen - The Contemporary Extractive Industry, C.M. Bristow
• Metalliferous Mineral Production
• Development of the China Clay and Chinastone Industries
• Raw Materials for the Construction Industries
• Chapter Sixteen - Environmental Geology, R.P. Edwards, P. Grainer and M.J. Heath
• Hydrology and Water Quality: M.J. Heath
• Environmental Impact of Metalliferous Mining: R.P. Edwards
• Radon: M.J. Heath
• Engineering Geology: P. Grainger
• Appendix - Geological and Geomorphological Conservation Sites , C>M. Bristow
• References
• Subject Index
• Locality Index