Category: Teaching

Files, notes and links for the 2nd class: The Precambrian-Cambrian of Scotland

Lecture slides (as a pdf) – 2012_GHB_Lect2

The Geological Society: Lewisian, Torridonian and Moine (Click here)

The Geological Society: Dalradian (Click here)

Assynt’s geology – excellent and very detailed Leeds University site (Click here)

A document produced by the Joint Nature Conservancy Council, giving an introduction to and overview of the Precambrian geological history of Scotland (Click here)

The Highlands Controversy by David R. Oldroyd (Click here for more info)

A few links for my University of York Lifelong Learning course:

The 1st lecture –  2012_GHB_Lect1

British Geological Survey – free “Climate Through Time” poster (Click here)

British Geological Survey – Open Geoscience resources (Click here)

Woodcock & Strachan (2012) Geological History of Britain & Ireland (Click here for the Student Companion site)

Geology Rocks – Tutorials on regional geology (Click here)

In Our Time, BBC Radio 4 – “The Geological Formation of Britain” (Click here)

And if you need mnemonics to help you remember the periods of geological time, I have produced some suggestions here.