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Number of projects retrieved: 691 Records 223 to 228[0914] The National Parks
This project looks at the conservation work of the National Trust for Scotland in the nation's National Parks.
Location of Project Material: All over Scotland
[0913] Key Geological Features
This project is an exciting taster of photographs from the British Geological Survey's collections illustrating a range of geological features found throughout Great Britain. Classic landscape areas and geomorphological, structural, igneous and metamorphic features can all be found. Metal mining in Cornwall, coal extraction in Yorkshire, china clay working in Devon and sand and gravel working in Kent are among the historical and modern photographs included.
Keywords: Geology, Geomorphology
Location of Project Material: All over Scotland, Outside Scotland
[0912] Popular Geological Topics
A series of scientifically accurate gouache paintings of common geological features is presented. These unique and detailed illustrations range from typical landforms such as glaciers to features related to plate tectonics and volcanoes and reconstructions of past environments in Britain.
Keywords: Geology, Geomorphology, Landscape
Location of Project Material: All over Scotland, Outside Scotland, Highlands
[0911] Montserrat - Anatomy of a Volcano
At the end of 1994 the people of the island of Montserrat in the West Indies felt a series of alarming earthquakes, and crops near the volcano began to die. This was followed on 18th July 1995 by small steam explosions, the start of the volcanic eruptions that continue to this day. This project from the British Geological Survey looks at the physical features of the volcano such as the explosions, lava domes and pyroclastic flows as well as the human impact of the eruption, including the evacuations to the north of the island and the destruction of Plymouth, the capital of Montserrat.
Keywords: Geology, Volcanoes, Volcanism, Caribbean
Location of Project Material: Outside Scotland
[0910] Fossil Focus
Fossil ammonites, corals, trilobites, fish, graptolites, bivalves, brachiopods, insects in amber and many other fossils ranging in age from over 600 million years to the present day are illustrated in this project from the British Geological Survey. Accompanying them is a series of five pathfinders that explore fossils through geological time, the use of fossils as geological tools, fossil magic and folklore and extinction and survival - why many species died out in extinctions and why others continued through them unchanged.
Keywords: Geology, Palaeontology
Location of Project Material: All over Scotland, Outside Scotland
[0909] Building Stones
This project explores the link between the natural and built environment. The geology and production of building stones is illustrated by photographs of a range of quarries and methods of working, many of which such as 'plug and feather' have remained unchanged throughout time. From humble cottages to grand cathedrals the use of stone in buildings is explored from prehistoric times to the present day.
Keywords: Architecture, Construction, Engineering
Location of Project Material: Outside Scotland
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