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A small selection of books and leaflets will usually be available at lecture evenings, and some key guide books can be ordered online.
See below for details:. For orders contact sec@gsocg.org
A Guide to the Geology of Islay (4th edition)
David Webster, Roger Anderton and Alasdair Skelton
Paperback
Ringwood Publishing (2025)
188 pages
ISBN: 978-1-901514-16-2
Retail Price: £14.99
Members’ Price: £13.00
You can find out more about this book on the Islay Field Guides page.
A Guide to the Geology of Jura
David Webster
Paperback
Ringwood Publishing (2021)
88 pages
ISBN: 978-1-917011-08-2
Retail Price: £9.99
You can find out more about this book on the Islay Field Guides page.
A Guide to the Geology of Colonsay
David Webster
Paperback
Ringwood Publishing (2021)
88 pages
ISBN: 978-1-917011-07-5
Retail Price: £9.99
You can find out more about this book on the Islay Field Guides page.
Field Guide to the Geology of Gigha & Cara (2nd edition)
J.G. MacDonald
Paperback
Geological Society of Glasgow (2021)
ISBN: 978-1-3999-0458-2
Retail Price: £10.00
Members’ Price: £5.00
You can find out more about this book on the Gigha Field Guide page.
A Field Guide to the Geology of Madeira
C.J. Burton, J.G. MacDonald
Paperback
Geological Society of Glasgow (2008)
ISBN: 978-0-902892-11-8
Retail Price: £10.00
Members’ Price: £8.00
You can find out more about this book on the Madeira Field Guide page.
Since the publication of this guide in 2008, the need has arisen to update some of the information contained in it. The great storm of February 2010 changed some of the topography, including the area of Porto da Cruz, and in the same year a new geological map of the island was published along with a revision of the stratigraphy. These and other alterations and additions are reflected in a supplement to the Madeira guide, which was up-to-date as of May 2018. (This supplement replaces an earlier supplement which was published in June 2016.) The new supplement includes a revision of the stratigraphy, an additional excursion itinerary and updated information about other excursions.
An Excursion Guide to the Moine: Geology of the Northern Highlands of Scotland
Rob Strachan, Ian Alsop, Clark Friend, Suzanne Miller
Paperback
National Museums Scotland (2010)
ISBN: 978-1-905267-33-0
Retail Price: £17.99
Members’ Price: £9.50
This is a co-publication between NMS Enterprises – Publishing and the Edinburgh Geological Society and the Geological Society of Glasgow. The book describes the varied rocks and structures that occur within the largely metasediments of the Moine Supergroup of the northern and central highlands of Scotland. The excursions are, for the most part, along major roads, allowing easy access to some of the finest outcrops of deformed and metamorphosed sandstones in Scotland. Professional geologists will find the book invaluable as will the enthusiastic amateur and the undergraduate student.
