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Chargement... Granite and Grit: A Walker's Guide to the Geology of British Mountainspar Ronald Turnbull
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Britain has the most varied geology of any country in the world. This book is a celebration in words and pictures of what its mountains are made of and how they got there -- which, in turn, determines what they're like to climb, scramble on, or walk over. Why is Skiddaw slate so slippery? Why is gritstone so difficult? Why is Lakeland so picturesque, but the granite lands so grim and forbidding? Geology is destiny, whether it's the rubbishy nature of gullies and screes, the sculpting of valleys by ice, or the landslip weirdness of Quiraing on the Isle of Skye. British mountains contain many interesting and different ingredients: gneiss and granite and gabbro; limestone and sandstone; schist and slate -- they're the product and the debris of tectonic shifts, volcanoes, earthquakes, and glaciers over many millennia. This book explains all this to the layman, from an expert but personal perspective, and adds immeasurably to the fun and satisfaction to be gained from any day in the hills. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)554.10222Natural sciences and mathematics Earth sciences & geology Europe Scotland; IrelandClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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