Geology of Great Britain
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The geology of Great Britain is renowned for its diversity. As a result of its eventful geological history, Great Britain shows a rich variety of landscapes across the constituent countries of England, Wales and Scotland. Rocks of almost all geological ages are represented at outcrop, from the Archaean onwards.
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Quaternary (Alluvium) | |||
Paleogene / Neogene (Tertiary) | |||
Cretaceous | |||
Lower Cretaceous | |||
middle/upper Jurassic | |||
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upper Triassic | |||
lower Triassic | |||
upper Permian | |||
lower Permian | |||
upper Carboniferous (Coal Measures) | |||
middle Carboniferous | |||
lower Carboniferous (limestone) | |||
Devonian | |||
Ordovician / Silurian | |||
Cambrian | |||
Neoproterozoic | |||
Proterozoic (upper Precambrian) | |||
Lewisian (lower Precambrian) | |||
granite | |||
Paleogene volcanics |
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