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Urban geology: Glasgow's hidden industrial heritage
Author(s) -
BROWNE MICHAEL A. E.,
McMILLAN ANDREW A.,
FORSYTH IAN H.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
geology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1365-2451
pISSN - 0266-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2451.1986.tb01029.x
Subject(s) - plucking , conurbation , geology , pillar , archaeology , mining engineering , geological survey , natural (archaeology) , history , paleontology , engineering , geomorphology , structural engineering
The growth of Glasgow from a small town into a heavily industrialised conurbation depended greatly on its local geological riches. Extensive mining and quarrying of a range of minerals took place from the 18th century onwards. The early underground stoop and room (pillar and stall) workings, and the backfilled quarries, together with variably consolidated natural superficial deposits, have bequeathed to the city a heritage of unwanted engineering problems which cannot easily be quantified. Recent work by the British Geological Survey (BGS) illustrates the scale of both geological and man‐made problems.