Geology of Great Britain
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
