STEPHENSON, D., BEVINS, R. E., MILLWARD, D., HIGHTON, A. J., PARSONS, I., STONE, P. & WADSWORTH, W. J. 1999. Caledonian Igneous Rocks of Great Britain. Geological Conservation Review Series no. 17. xviii+648 pp. Peterborough: The Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Price £78.00 (hard covers). ISBN 1 86107 471 9.

Abstract

Caledonian Igneous Rocks of Great Britain is the seventeenth volume to be published in the Geological Conservation Review Series. It has been edited by a team of internationally recognized igneous petrologists and contains accounts from a further 26 contributors. The aim of this (and previous volumes in this series) is to document key Earth Science sites in Great Britain; all of the localities discussed in this 648-page volume have been proposed for notification as Sites of Special Scientific Interest. The book is not intended as a field guide (it’s far too bulky!) but provides a detailed account for each locality, together with scientific interpretations and conclusions. These accounts are accompanied by excellent location maps, field photographs and photomicrographs. The volume has been organized into the following nine chapters. Chapter 1 (by D. Stephenson) discusses both the historical importance and present-day international significance of Caledonian igneous rocks from the British Isles. It also provides an introduction to the tectono-magmatic evolution of Great Britain during the Caledonian, which …