Chalk of the South Downs of Sussex and Hampshire and the North Downs of Kent (Volumes 1 and 2)
Product code: GA074
Print publication date: 22/09/2021
Geologists' Association, Geologists' Association Guides, Regional Geology and General Interest, GeoGifts
Type: Book (Paperback)
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781999675707 and 9781999675714
Author/Edited by: by Rory N Mortimore
Weight: 1.35kg
Number of pages: 556
£27.00
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GA Guide 74, Volumes 1 and 2.
Spiral bound paperbacks.
17 itineraries in two volumes:
Volume 1 contains the Introductory scene-setting geology and excursion guides to the East Sussex field sections and the coastal cliffs from Eastbourne to Brighton.
Volume 2 takes the geology westwards through the West Sussex South Downs to Hampshire and the western end of the South Downs Way at Winchester and includes all the Kent North Downs itineraries, the Index and references.
The content of the guide has been greatly influenced by requests from GA members including more walks along the main inland river valleys, updates on the geology of the coastal cliffs and inclusion of more measured field sections with illustrations of key fossils. Many also asked for an expanded introductory section explaining the regional and international geological context and an explanation of the applied geology and relevance to engineering geology and hydrogeology. As well as Chalk geology there are very fine exposures of Quaternary geology particularly in the cross-sections of dry valleys between Newhaven and Brighton and the raised beach at Brighton.