Dear All,
The following publications are now available from the internet bookshop
http:bookshop.geolsoc.org.uk: (full details of the books follow).
Also, the new Geological Society catalogue has just been printed. If you
would like a copy please just e-mail me. You can also order the catalogue
from the Internet Bookshop.

1. Muds and Mudstones: Physical and Fluid-Flow Properties. Geological
Society Special Publication no. 158.

2. In Sight of the Suture: the Palaeozoic geology of the Isle of Man in its
Iapetus Ocean context. Geological Society Special Publication no. 160.

3. Volcanoes in the Quaternary. Geological Society Special Publication no.
161.

Best wishes
Fran
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1. Muds and Mudstones: Physical and Fluid-Flow Properties.
A. C. Aplin, A. J. Fleet and J. H. S. Macquaker 
Muds and mudstones are the prime control on fluid flow in sedimentary basins
and near surface environments. As the world's most common sediment type,
they act as aquitards in sedimentary basins, restricting water flow and
influencing the development of overpressure. In petroleum systems they act
as source rocks for nearly all oil and much gas, determine migration
directions between source and trap in most settings, and act as seals to
many reservoirs. In near surface environments they not only control natural
flow but have been commonly used to restrict leakage from waste disposal
sites. This volume focuses on the poorly described physical properties of
muds and mudstones in both near-surface and deep basinal settings. Amongst
its contents are reviews of compaction, permeability, thermal conductivity
and mechanical properties of mudstones, experimental studies of transport
properties and case studies of the importance of fluid flow in both
hydrogeological and petroleum systems. A unique collection of papers
concerning the physical and fluid flow properties of muds and mudstones,
covering shallow and deep burial environments. 
Readership: Petroleum Geoscientists, Waste Disposal Geoscientists,
Engineers. Engineering Geologists, Hydrogeologists and Geotechnical
Engineers. Principle Authors F. J. Pearson, Paul Scherrer Institute,
Germany. D. N. Dewhurst, Imperial College, UK. K. Midttome, NTNU, Tronheim.
D. N. Petley, University of Portsmouth, UK. K. Bjorlykke, University of
Oslo, Norway. M. B. Clennell, University of Leeds, UK. M. B. Peters,
University of Wales Aberystwyth, UK. J. F. Harrington, British Geological
Survey, UK. G. M. Ingram, Shell Development, Australia. T. Skar, Vrije
Universiteit.J. Dorsch, University of St. Louis, USA. K. Walraevens,
University of Gent. 
Contents
Muds and Mudstones: physical and fluid-flow properties. Physical properties:
What is the porosity of a mudrock? Permeability and fluid flow in natural
mudstones. Thermal conductivity of sedimentary rocks: uncertainties in
measurement and modelling. Failure envelopes of mudrocks at high confining
pressures. Principal aspects of compaction and fluid flow in mudstones.
Experimental studies: Permeability anisotrophy of consolidated clays.
Insights into the hydraulic performance of landfill-lining clays during
deformation. Gas transport properties of clays and mudrocks. Case studies:
Top-seal leakage through faults and fractures: the role of mudrock
properties. Origin of overpressures on the Halten Terrace, offshore
mid-Norway: the potential role of mechanical compaction, pressure transfer
and stress. Porosity characteristics of Cambrian mudrocks (Oak Ridge, East
Tennessee, USA) and their implications for contaminant transport.
Preferential pathways in an Eocene clay: hydrogeological and
hydrogeochemical evidence. Index 
ISBN number: 1-86239-044-4 
190 pages, hardback, August 1999 
Price: £65.00/US$65.00 

2. In Sight of the Suture: the Palaeozoic geology of the Isle of Man in its
Iapetus Ocean context.
N. H. Woodcock, D. G. Quirk, W. R. Fitches and R. P. Barnes 
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. 
Contents
In sight of the suture: the early Palaezoic geological history of the Isle
of Man. Previous ideas and models of the stratigraphy, structure and mineral
deposits of the Manx Group, Isle of Man. Manx Group stratigraphy and
lithofacies: A reassessment of Manx Group acritarchs, Isle of Man.
Macrofauna and ichnofauna of the Manx Group (early Ordovician), Isle of Man.
Revised lithostratigraphy of the Manx Group, Isle of Man. Lithofacies of
Lower Palaeozoic deep-marine sediments in the Isle of Man: a new map and
stratigraphic model of the Manx Group. Manx Group sedimentation; An early
Ordovician turbidite system on the Gondwana margin: the southeastern Manx
Group, Isle of Man. Manganiferous ironstones in the early Ordovician Manx
Group, Isle of Man: a protolith of coticule? Debris flows on the Ordovician
margin of Avalonia: Lady Port Formation, Manx Group, Isle of Man. The
definition of sandstone-bearing formations in the Isle of Man and
correlation with adjacent areas - evidence from sandstone geochemistry.
Magmatism; Magnetic survey of the Poortown Dolerite, Isle of Man.
Petrological and geochemical evidence for the tectonic affinity of the
(?)Ordovician Poortown Basic Intrusive Complex, Isle of Man. Post-Ordovician
units; The Silurian fauna (graptolite and nauiloid) of the Niarbyl
Formation, Isle of Man. The Silurian succession of the Isle of Man: the late
Wenlock Niarbyl Formation, Dalby Group. Palaeomagnetism of )Paleozoic) Peel
Sandstones and Langness Conglomerate Formation, Isle of Man: implication for
the age and regional diagenesis of Manx red beds. Tectonics and
metamorphism; Crustal magnetic structure of the Irish Sea region: evidence
for a major basement boundary beneath the Isle of Man. Shallow geophysical
and geological evidence for a regional-scale fault duplex in the Lower
Palaeozoic of the Isle of Man. Geological structure and tectonic evolution
of the Lower Palaezoic rocks of the Isle of Man. Relationships between
metamorphism and structure on the northern edge of eastern Avalonia in the
Manx Group, Isle of Man. Regional comparisons; Trans-Iapetus contrasts in
the geological development of southern Scotland (Laurentia) and the Lakesman
terrane (Avalonia). The Skiddaw Group (English Lake District) reviewed:
early Palaeozoic sedimentation and tectonism at the northern margin of
Avalonia. A comparison of the Ribband Group (southern Ireland) to the Manx
Group (Isle of Man) and the Skiddaw Group (northwestern England).
Bibliogrpahy. A bibliography of the geology of the Isle of Man. Index. 
ISBN number: 1-86239-046-0 
Geological Society Special Publication No. 160
370 pages, hardback, August 1999 
Price: £85.00/US$142.00 

3. Volcanoes in the Quaternary.
C. R. Firth & W. J. McGuire 
It has long been suggested that there is a causal link between volcanic
activity and Quaternary environmental change. Earlier work pointed to the
volcanic activitty driving large-scale Quaternary glacial fluctuations.
However, a growing body of evidence lends weight to the converse view that
Quaternary environmental changes resulted in increased volcanic activitity.
Using tephra layers as chronological horizons, researchers have begun to
suggest that these volcanic events may have produced not only short-term
climate changes but also variations in regional vegetation patterns and in
the distribution of society.A full understanding of the complex interaction
between volcanic activity and Quaternary environmental change requires the
collaboration of both volcanologists and Quaternary scientists. Volcanoes in
the Quaternary beings together papers from workers in both fields and
reflects the diversity of current research. The papers are grouped
geographically and focus on New Zealand's North Island, the East African
Rift Valley, the Mediterranean and Iceland. They cover the determination of
eruptive chronologies, discuss the impacts on local vegetation and society,
outline the importance of tephrostratigraphic records and provide detailed
studies of hazard assessment. 
Contents
New Zealand, North Island volcanic province; The Auckland volcanic field,
New Zealand: geophysical evidence for its eruption history. Impact of tephra
fall and environmental change: a 1000 year record from Matakana Island, Bay
of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand. Volcanic Hazards in Auckland:
apreliminiary assessment of the threat posed by central North Island silicic
volcanism based on the Quaternary tephrostratigraphical record. East African
Rift Valley and the Mediterranean; The role of tephrachronology in
recognizing synchronous caldera-forming events at the Quaternary volcanoes
Longonot and Suswa, south Kenya Rift. Deep sea tephra from Nisyros Island,
eastern Aegean Sea, Greece. Eruptive and seismic activity at Etna Volcano
(Italy) between 1977 and 1991. Late Quaternary eruptions in Iceland;
Modelling the impact of Icelandic volcanic eruptions upon the prehistoric
societies and environment of northern and western Britain. Characterization
of tephras using magnetic properties: an example from SE Iceland. As
assessment of discriminant function analysis in the identification and
correlation of distal Icelandic tephras in the British Isles. Regional
warming of the lower atmosphere in the wake of volcanic eruptions: the role
of the Laki fissure eruption in the hot summer of 1783. Environmental and
social responses in Europe to the 1783 eruption of the Laki fissure volcano
in Iceland: a consideration of contemporary documentary evidence. Hazard
assessment; Human adjustments and social vulnerability to volcanic hazards:
the case of Furnas Volcano, Sao Miguel, Acores. Reconstruction of the 1706
Montana Negra eruption. Emergency procedures for Garachico and El Tanque,
Tenerife, Canary Islands. Index. 
ISBN number: 1-86239-049-5 
Geological Society Special Publication No. 161
220 pages, hardback, September 1999 
Price: £65.00/US$108.00 

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Best wishes
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Fran Clarke, Marketing Executive

Geological Society Publishing House
Unit 7, Brassmill Lane Enterprise Centre
Brassmill Lane, Bath, BA1 3JN, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1225 445046
Fax: +44 (0) 1225 442836

Online bookshop
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