The Geology of South Wales provides up-to-date field itineraries to five regions noted for their beautiful scenery and outstanding geology:

• Vale of Glamorgan (6 itineraries) Gower (4 itineraries)
• Headwaters of the River Neath and River Tawe (3 itineraries)
• South Pembrokeshire and Carmarthen Bay (16 itineraries)
• North Pembrokeshire and Cardigan Bay (9 itineraries)

The itineraries are well illustrated with line figures, including location and geology maps, cross sections, stratigraphic columns, graphic logs and depositional/facies models; as well as black & white and colour photographs.

The field guide is user friendly and suitable for a range of Earth scientists: enthusiastic amateurs, schoolteachers, undergraduates, Open University students and professionals. Most of the main disciplines of the Earth sciences are covered, including stratigraphy, sedimentology, palaeontology, structural and igneous geology, and geomorphology.

Gareth George is a respected academic who began his teaching career in 1969 at Sir John Cass College London and retired in 2004 while at the University of Greenwich. He was also a part-time tutor for the Open University and a consultant to the oil industry.

During his geological career he ran innumerable field trips to South Wales for undergraduates, postgraduates and oil company personnel. His main research interests are clastic sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy, with particular emphasis on Upper Carboniferous successions.

The book is available by mail order, price £17.75 plus postage and packing in UK £2.00 per book (total £19.75). To order or more information please contact: gareth@geoserv.co.uk