Anglesey Geology – a field guide

Description

This specialist guide was written by experienced structural geologist and Anglesey researcher Dr Jack Treagus.  It is a very detailed guide to the geology of a number of classic locations including  Llanddwyn Island, Rhosneigr, Rhoscolyn, South Stack, Llanbadrig, Porth Wen, Parys Mountain and Lligwy amongst others.  Lavishly illustrated, 168 pages, bilingual Welsh/English published in 2008.  A must for lecturers and students alike on fieldtrips to Anglesey.

Specific localities

Llanddwyn ; Mona complex
Rhosneigr ; Mona complex and Ordovician
Rhoscolyn ; Mona complex
Porth y Pwll, Trearddur ; Mona complex
South Stack ; Mona complex
Porth Defaid, Llanfaethlu – “Sandy Beach” ; Mona complex
Hen Borth, Cemlyn ; Mona complex and Quaternary drift
Trwyn y Parc, Llanbadrig ; Mona complex
Llandbadrig north coast; Mona complex
Porth Wen ; Mona complex and Ordovician
Porth y Corwgl, Point Lynas ; Mona complex, fault, and Ordovician
Parys Mountain ; Ordovician, Silurian and mineralisation
Lligwy – Devonian
Red Wharf Bay – Carboniferous

“For those of us who teach and learn from the rocks of Anglesey this is an invaluable book that will help a wider audience open a window into the history of the Earth and provide a manual by which to test the Plate Tectonics model”. Pete Loader FGS FIEA, Chief Examiner A level Geology, WJEC.