In sight of the suture: Palaeozoic geology of the Isle of Man in its Iapetus Ocean context

The Isle of Man lies close to the surface trace of one of the most important regional Palaeozoic structures - the Iapetus Suture. Evidence suggests that this boundary, between the former Avalonian microcontinent to the south and the Laurentian continent to the north, skirts the northwestern edge of the island. Over most of the British Isles the surface trace of the suture is hidden by Upper Palaeozoic rocks. However, on the Isle of Man, where Lower Palaeozoic rocks crop out at the suture, research promises to substationally augment our knowledge of the geology of the Iapetus Suture Zone and of the outboard edge of the Avalonian margin. As well as providing an overview of a key Caledonide area adjacent to the Iapetus Suture, the papers in this volume describe new work on stratigraphy, sedimentology, deformation, metamorphism, geochemistry, plutonism, palaeomagnetism and geophysics. There are descriptions and an analysis of a range of deep-water sedimentary processes on an early Ordovician continental margin and a detailed analysis of the processes occurring in the developing collision zone between Avalonia and Laurentia. Review papers cover the analogous rocks of Eastern Ireland, the Scottish Southern Uplands and the English Lake District. In Sight of the Suture is the first overview of the pre-Carbonisferous geology of the Isle of Man since the 1960s. It will be of prime interest to research workers in the geology of the Caledonian/Appalachian orogenic belt, to sedimentologists interested in deep marine processes and to petroleum geologists focusing on exploration in the Irish Sea. Also available: Devonian Events and Correlations - Special Publication No 278 - ISBN 9781862392229 European Lithosphere Dynamics - Geological Society Memoirs M0033 - ISBN 9781862392120 The Geological Society of LondonFounded in 1807, the Geological Society of London is the oldest geological society in the world, and one of the largest publishers in the Earth sciences.The Society publishes a wide range of high-quality peer-reviewed titles for academics and professionals working in the geosciences, and enjoys an enviable international reputation for the quality of its work.The many areas in which we publish in include:-Petroleum geology-Tectonics, structural geology and geodynamics-Stratigraphy, sedimentology and paleontology-Volcanology, magmatic studies and geochemistry-Remote sensing-History of geology-Regional geology guides