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The relationship between Scotland and Scandinavia is very interesting. There is old metamorphosed crystalline, Precambrian and Lower Palaeozoic strata, deformed in the Caledonian Orogeny when the ancient Iapetus Ocean became closed.
The northeast to southwest trending, Caledonide Mountains of Scotland and Scandinavia are separated by the North Sea which formed by some Mesozoic rifting and an incipient continental drift of Britain towards the west.
The Caledonides have now been split even more to the west, with the Mesozoic and Tertiary formation of the Atlantic Ocean separating their southwest continuation as the Appalachians of the USA.
So in very broad terms, Scotland and Wales are related to Scandinavia, and Cornubia has some relationship to Brittany, which does of course in geological terms include the Channels Islands.
In contrast the hard rock upland areas, great areas of southern and southeastern England consist of low ground with softer Jurassic, Cretaceous and Tertiary strata.
This part of the country is quite similar to the Paris Basin and its surroundings. The geology of the sea areas around Britain largely consist of Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous and Tertiary strata. There is a lot of oil that occurs in traps in the North Sea, but there is much less in the English Channel, except near the British coast (the Wytch Farm oilfield extends into Poole Bay).
Here are some great books:
The Auvergne Classic Geology in Europe in Paperback
Product Description:
This book is for students, amateurs and also professionals. You will welcome this clear and helpful introduction to a highly attractive and accessible region, blessed with beautiful scenery with so much to fascinate the geologist. It may also enrich the interest and environmental understanding of the enquiring tourist who knows that there is so much more to Auvergne than the mineral water of the television advertisements.
The Geology of Central Europe - Hardback Set
Description:
This wonderful two-volume set provides the first comprehensive account in English of the geology of Central Europe. Written by over 200 scientists from universities and research centres spread across Europe and North America. The 21 chapters are based on the main stratigraphic periods. There are individual chapters which outline the evolution of the region divided into a variety of sections which include overviews of the stratigraphic framework, climate, sea-level variations, palaeogeography and magmatic activity. These are then followed by more detailed descriptions of the Central European succession, covering the main basins and magmatic provinces. Each chapter is very thoroughly referenced, providing a unique and valuable information source.
The first volume focuses on the evolution of Central Europe from the Precambrian to the Permian, a dynamic period which traces the formation of Central Europe from a series of microcontinents that separated from Gondwana through to the creation of Pangaea. There are separate summary chapters on the Cadomian, Caledonian and Variscan orogenic events as well as on Palaeozoic magmatism provide a good overview of the tectonic and magmatic evolution of the region. These descriptions sometimes extend beyond the borders of Central Europe to take in the Scottish and Irish Caledonides as well as the Palaeozoic successions that is in the Baltic region.
The second volume provides an overview of the Mesozoic and Cenozoic evolution of Central Europe. This period commenced with the destruction of Pangaea and ended with the formation of the Alps and the Carpathians and the subsequent Ice Ages. There are separate summary chapters on the Permian to Cretaceous tectonics and the Alpine evolution are also included. The final chapter provides an overview of the fossils fuels, ore and the industrial minerals in the region.
The Geology of Central Europe is a key reference work suitable not only for libraries across the world, but is of interest to all researchers, teachers and students of European Geology.
