Geology of Snowdonia

by Matthew Bennett, Andrew Bennett Georgetown University (Photographer)

Overview

This book explores the landscape of Snowdonia, and the rocks from which it is carved, in order to tell a story of oceans, shallow seas, volcanoes, mountain building and climate change. The book's aim is to provide a narrative with which to interpret the clues in the landscape from which its past can be inferred, enhancing ones appreciation of this spectacular and world famous Welsh upland.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781861269287
Publisher:	Crowood Press, The
Publication date:	12/12/2007
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.30(h) x (d)

About the Author

Matthew Bennett is a research professor at Bournemouth University and has over twenty years' experience working as a geologist. His passion for landscape, and the rocks and landforms from which they are composed, comes from a childhood spent in Snowdonia. The book is illustrated by photographs taken by Matthew's father, Andrew. A former geography teacher turned politician, Andrew Bennett has spent much of his free time during the 40 years in Snowdonia, and his spectacular photographs enrich this book.

Table of Contents

Preface     7
Snowdonia     9
Life on the Continental Edge     33
Islands of Fire     51
A Continental Dance, or Building a Mountain Chain     83
Tropical Oceans, Swamps, Deserts and Silence     99
Carving a Landscape     115
A Landscape of Building Stone     151
Snowdonia     179
Further Reading     181
Glossary     182
Index     187