The Compact Wales: Rocks of Wales - Their Story

Author: Dyfed Elis-Gruffydd <br> <br> ISBN: 9781845242954 <br> Publication Date: 16 April 2019 <br> Publisher: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, Llanrwst <br> Format: Paperback, 150x155 mm, 160 pages <br> Language: English <br> <br> The following has been provided by the Publisher:

Author Biography:

Dyfed Elis-Gruffydd is a geological scientist and a part time geography lecturer at the Trinity College, Carmarthen. Also the Chairman of the Edward Llwyd Society and an experienced leader of guided walks.

Further Information:

Unsurprisingly, given its exceedingly rich geological heritage, Wales is also recognised as one of the birthplaces of the science of geology. Furthermore, the country’s spectacular landscapes, including its breathtaking coastline, which annually attract a multitude of climbers, walkers and less venturesome tourists, are largely a reflection of the character of the underlying, age-old rocks which have, over the millennia, been squeezed, ripped apart, fractured and suffered the erosive onslaught of rivers, glaciers and waves.

What follows is neither a blow-by-blow account of the rocks of Wales nor a scholarly earth-science textbook, but rather a geological odyssey that seeks to raise the awareness of inquisitive members of the general reading public as to the origin and significance of the rocks and minerals beneath their feet and the remarkable and exciting story that they record. It’s a journey through time, whose story is told chapter-by-chronological chapter by focusing attention in turn on ten particular areas of Wales where the rocks of a known age are well-displayed.