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The geology of Great Britain is renowned for its diversity. As a result of its eventful geological history, Great Britain shows a rich variety of landscapes across the constituent countries of England, Wales and Scotland. Rocks of almost all geological ages are represented at outcrop, from the Archaean onwards.

Geology of Great Britain
Quaternary (Alluvium)
  Paleogene / Neogene (Tertiary)
  Cretaceous
  Lower Cretaceous
  middle/upper Jurassic
  lower Jurassic
  upper Triassic
  lower Triassic
  upper Permian
  lower Permian
  upper Carboniferous (Coal Measures)
  middle Carboniferous
  lower Carboniferous (limestone)
  Devonian
  Ordovician / Silurian
  Cambrian
  Neoproterozoic
  Proterozoic (upper Precambrian)
  Lewisian (lower Precambrian)
  granite
  Paleogene volcanics

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