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The geology of England is mainly sedimentary. The youngest rocks are in the south east around London , progressing in age in a north westerly direction. [ 1 ] The Tees–Exe line marks the division between younger, softer and low-lying rocks in the south east and the generally older and harder rocks of the north and west which give rise to ...
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.
Gala Group (geology) Gault; Geology of Northumberland; Geology of Northumberland National Park; Gravity anomalies of Britain and Ireland; Great Britain Superficial Deposits Supergroup; The Great Devonian Controversy; Greensand Ridge
The Geology of England is mainly sedimentary. The youngest rocks are in the south east, progressing in age in a north-westerly direction. The Tees–Exe line marks the division between younger, softer and low-lying rocks in the south east and older, harder, and generally a higher relief in the north-west.
The majority of the rest of England and Wales north of the Variscan Front are considered to constitute the Avalon composite terrane. Central to this composite terrane is the triangular-shaped Midlands Microcraton ; within it, the north–south aligned Malvern line (or 'Malvern lineament') divides the Wrekin terrane in the west from the ...
The geology of Cornwall, England, is dominated by its granite backbone, part of the Cornubian batholith, formed during the Variscan orogeny. Around this is an extensive metamorphic aureole (known locally as killas ) formed in the mainly Devonian slates that make up most of the rest of the county.
The geology of the county of Shropshire, England [note 1] is very diverse with a large number of periods being represented at outcrop. The bedrock consists principally of [1] sedimentary rocks of Palaeozoic and Mesozoic age, surrounding restricted areas of Precambrian metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks.
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