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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.
Geology of Great Britain | |||
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Quaternary (Alluvium) | |||
Paleogene / Neogene (Tertiary) | |||
Cretaceous | |||
Lower Cretaceous | |||
middle/upper Jurassic | |||
lower Jurassic | |||
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 |