The society has a comprehensive library of books covering geology, minerals, fossils, landscape, gemstones…
All books are available for loan to members at each meeting.
To borrow a book, please show the librarian the book/ books you would like borrow and sign the library register, leaving your name, date and titles/authors of books borrowed.
Books may be borrowed for 2 months maximum after which we ask that you return them to the venue you borrowed them from.
Please remember to ensure that either the librarian or a committee member has signed the book(s) back in.
Library book lists
Highlights
A fantastic booklet which firstly explains the origins of the Lizard Peninsula. It then explores seven areas of the Lizard explaining the rocks and the geology of each section. The journey will help you piece together the story of how the Lizard was pushed up from deep inside the Earth over 350 million years ago. Culminating with an overview of the rocks found on the Lizard. An unbelievable amount of information in 34 pages.
The application of plate tectonic theory has revolutionised structural geology by giving the study of rock structures a context in which they can be explained. Since the large-scale movements of the plates ultimately control smaller-scale structures, the study of tectonics is the key to understanding the latter. The book is complemented with lots of illustrations and a fine glossary.
Over the past twenty years, the study of dinosaurs has transformed as new technologies have revealed secrets locked in prehistoric bones that no one could have previously predicted. Michael J. Benton gathers together all of the latest paleontological evidence, tracing the transformation of dinosaur study from its roots in antiquated natural history to an indisputably scientific field. This book explores how dinosaur remains are found and excavated, and how palaeontologists’ read the details of dinosaurs’ lives from their fossils—their colours, their growth, the force of their bite, their top speeds, and even how they cared for their young.
Provides an introduction to the world of crystals. It examines the structure of the molecules that make them crystalline, how they grow and survive as well as examining the many uses of crystalline materials, domestically, in industry and in science and technology.
Explains how fossils form, where they are found and how they are best collected. Some of the classic fossil localities in Britan are described and their fossils illustrated.
Aimed at a general readership with no scientific background, chapters progress from
fundamentals to intricate details of geological investigations and cutting-edge research.
Richly illustrated with photographs and colour diagrams, here the geology of a county is visualised and brought to life as never before, along with pertinent environmental insights in the light of climate change that is happening now. You can also purchase this book.