UK rocks by region
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Explore the geology of the British Isles with our toolkit:
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Rocks by region
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What are carbon and radiometric dating and how are they used to find out about past catastrophic events? Discover the secrets of rock clocks.
Although a relatively small set of islands, the British Isles are made of a wide variety of different rock types. Explore them all - and discover when they were formed - with our guide to UK rocks by region.
Click here to open the interactive guide to rocks by region
This tool is a Flash file. There is also a simple HTML version available.
