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The Edinburgh Geological Society publishes a number of handy, pocket sized field guides and leaflets which cover many of the most popular areas of Scottish geology. These guides are suitable for both amateur and professional geologist and are for sale at a significant discount to members of the Society.
Listed below are our available titles, and several titles by other publishers that are available through the Society. For more details, or to order any of the titles listed below, please contact Ian Jackson, EGS Publications Sales Officer - see Contacts page for details.
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Postage and packing charges outlined below are UK rates. Where orders exceed £51.00, P&P will be charged at 50% of the actual rate, except for orders which include Geology & Landscapes of Scotland and Minerals of Scotland, in which case the full P&P will be charged on those items
For overseas orders to the value of £51.00 and over, postage will be charged at c. 50% of the actual rates for Europe (but on orders including minerals of Scotland and Geology and Landscapes of Scotland, the full Europe-wide postage cost will be charged for these items). For orders outside Europe, the full cost of P&P will be charged on the entire order. For multiple copies, mixed orders and overseas orders please pay on receipt of invoice (once we have calculated the correct postal charges).
Payment is by cheque only (please make cheques payable to The Edinburgh Geological Society).Please do not send cash through the post. The Society does not currently have the facilities for customers to use credit cards.
For overseas customers, payment may be either by cheque in Sterling or via bank credit transfer (the Publications Sales Officer will provide bank details on the invoice when the order is shipped). Overseas orders are sent Airmail (Printed Paper Rate) within Europe and to the USA and, unless requested otherwise, by Surface Mail elsewhere.
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Hugh Miller: Stonemason, Geologist, WriterAuthor: Michael Taylor ISBN: 978-1-905267-05-7 Hugh Miller was born in 1802 in Cromarty, Ross-shire. He started his working life as a stonemason's apprentice; he later became a social commentator and crusader, attacking the Highland Clearances, and supporting the freedom of the Church of Scotland, first as a journalist and then as editor of The Witness newspaper. He also inspired in others an interest in fossils; his collection is held in the National Museums of Scotland. His was a household name in his lifetime, not only in Scotland but across the English-speaking world. This new biography, quoting generous chunks of Miller himself, covers the full range of Miller, from stonemason, through geologist and editor, to loving husband and father, revealing the man of whom Sir Archibald Geekie said 'He clothed the bare bones of science with living flesh and blood.' Readership: Will appeal to those interested in history - geological, Scotish, 19th century, natural, religious and social. Price (members
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Discovering Edinburgh's Volcano - A geological guide to Holyrood ParkAuthor: D. H. Land & R. F. Cheeney ISBN: 0-904440-12-5 The 29 localities, each illustrated by a coloured photograph, depicted in this very colourful broadsheet (folded to a third of A4) constitute a 4 km circular tour around Holyrood Park and describe the geology of the 350 million-year-old (Early Carboniferous) volcano of Arthur's Seat together with its earlier sedimentary foundation and the later intrusive sill of Salisbury Craigs. Glacial features are also discussed and the text is complemented by 1:10,000 maps of the 'solid and drift' geology and topography, and by a geological panorama of the park. One of several side panels is devoted to James Hutton and his hugely influential 1785 book, The theory of the Earth. Readership: Tourists, professional geologists, amateur geologists, undergraduate students. Full Price: £1.50 (plus £0.40
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Geology and landscapes of ScotlandAuthor: Con Gillen ISBN: 1-903544-09-2 Though this is not published by the Society, Con Gillen's Geology and landscapes of Scotland is now available from the Society for the very favourable price of £15 (instead of £20 in the shops). It is an introduction to the geology of Scotland written in plain language and beautifully illustrated with a host of photographs, maps and diagrams. Readership: Professional geologists, amateur geologists, teachers and school children. Price
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Minerals of Scotland - past and presentAuthor: Alec Livingstone ISBN: 1-901663-46-9 A lavishly illustrated and definitive account (212 pp) by Alec Livingstone of Scotland's minerals that also includes 60 brief biographies of the people who discovered, collated and examined them. The core of the book comprises a glossary of all 552 species known from Scotland together with more detailed descriptions, history and occurrence of 61 minerals native to Scotland. Published by the National Museums of Scotland (NMS), a limited number of copies are available from the Society at the discounted price below. Readership: Mineralogists, amateur and professional geologists, gemmologists. Price
(members and non-members): £25.00 (plus £5.80 P&P) |
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Assynt - the geologists MeccaAuthors: P. M. Dryburgh, A. R. MacGregor, S. M. Ross & C. L. Thompson ISBN: 0-904440-08-7 Describes the history and geology of a classic area of Scottish geology which is visited by geologists and tourists from all over the world. This booklet is a tribute to the brilliant and dedicated pioneers Ben Peach and John Horne (officers of the British Geological Survey) who first unravelled the complexities of the geology of the Assynt area. Readership: Professional geologists, amateur geologists, undergraduate students, science historians, tourists. Full
Price: £2.50 (plus £0.95 P&P) |
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Building Stones of EdinburghAuthors: A. A. McMillan, R. J. Gillanders & J. A. Fairhurst ISBN: 0-904440-10-9 Edinburgh, 'Grey Athens of the North', owes much of its splendour to the quality of the sandstone from which most of its finest buildings are constructed. The Building Stones of Edinburgh focuses on the geological characteristics of these sandstones which were extracted from local quarries and includes within its pages examples of many of the fine buildings which have made Edinburgh famous. Readership: Professional geologists, amateur geologists, undergraduate students, architects, civil engineers. Full
Price: £10.00 (plus £1.55 P&P) |
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Ardnamurchan - A guide to geological excursionsEditor: C. D. Gribble ISBN: 0-904440-02-8 This pocket sized geological field guide provides an introduction to the Tertiary igneous of the spectacular Ardnamurchan peninsula of Scotland. The introductory chapters describe the various intrusive igneous rocks which are encountered, their age relationships and petrogenesis. Seven excursion itineraries cover the three main centres of igneous activity which are well exposed on the peninsula, as well as their metasedimentary country rocks and younger Mesozoic cover sequence. Readership: Professional geologists, informed amateur geologists, undergraduate students. Full
Price: £6.50 (plus £1.20 P&P) |
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Assynt District of Sutherland - Geological excursion guideAuthors: M. R. W. Johnson & I. Parsons ISBN: 0-904440-03-6 This updated version of Macgregor and Phemister’s original guide describes one of the classic areas of Scottish Geology. The most outstanding features of the geology of the Assynt area include the clear evidence of large-scale horizontal dislocations or thrusts which transported large sheets or nappes of rock towards the west, and the unconformable relationships between the Cambrian and Torridonian sedimentary rocks and the underlying Lewisian gneisses. The guide includes a brief summary of the geology of the region, written with special reference to the various localities visited during the 8 planned excursions, as well as a road log which covers the roadside exposures between Ullapool and Lochinver. Readership: Professional geologists, amateur geologists, undergraduate students. Full
Price: £5.50 (plus £1.20P&P) |
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Ballachulish Igneous Complex and Aureole - a field guideAuthors: D. R. M. Pattison & B. Harte ISBN: 0-904440-11-7 Describes the geology of probably one of the world’s most comprehensively studied igneous intrusions. The Ballachulish (pronounced Ba-la-HOO-lish) Igneous Complex is a relatively simple granitic intrusion which was emplaced into the Dalradian metasedimentary rocks approximately 400 to 430 million years ago. Illustrated with clear location maps, photographs, figures and a full colour geological map this excellent guide is highly recommended to anyone with an interest in the geology of igneous intrusions and their metamorphic aureoles. Readership: Professional geologists, amateur geologists, undergraduate students. Full
Price: £9.50 (plus £1.55 P&P) |
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Lothian Geology - An excursion guideAuthors: A. D. McAdam & E. N. K. Clarkson ISBN: 0-904440-06-0 This Hutton Bicentenary (1996) edition of Lothian Geology describes the geological origins of some of the most famous landmarks in Central Scotland. These include the remnants of the c. 350 million year old volcano which forms the distinctive hill and crags of Arthur's Seat which dominates the Edinburgh skyline. The 20 excursions also visit a wide range of sedimentary and volcanic igneous rocks exposed in incised valleys, along the coast and highland areas of the Lothian district. Readership: Professional geologists, amateur geologists, undergraduate students, teachers. Full
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Fife and Angus GeologyAuthor: A. R. MacGregor ISBN: 1-85821-353-3 This guide describes the varied geology of the Fife and Angus region (Central Scotland), ranging from the metamorphic rocks of the Southern Highlands to the sedimentary and volcanic rocks of Devonian and Carboniferous age. Illustrated with maps, plates and figures this compact guide contains 18 itineraries which visit both coastal and inland sites which are of interest to geologists of all levels. Readership: Professional geologists, amateur geologists, undergraduate students, teachers. Full Price: £13.00
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Geology in southwest Scotland - An excursion guideEditor: P. Stone ISBN: 0-85272-261-3 This excursion guide is the first to detail the varied geology of south-west Scotland and is dedicated to the memory of Dr Byron Lintern (British Geological Survey). It contains an introduction to the geology of the Southern Uplands of Scotland, which records the presence and eventual closure of a long vanished ocean known as Iapetus. The 18 excursion itineraries describe examples of the geological features and structures developed within this Ordovician to Silurian sedimentary sequence as well as the later Criffle-Dalbeattie and Cairnsmore of Fleet granite intrusions. Readership: Professional geologists, amateur geologists, undergraduate students. Full Price: £10.00 (plus
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