Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Cyprus: an island of outstanding geology and history; Using the guide; Orientation and getting around; Field health, safety and equipment; Cyprus: environment and history; Location and size; Geological history; Landscape and topography; Climate and meteorology; Soils and agriculture; Flora and fauna; Human history; The Troodos ophiolite: lower section; Introduction; The mantle sequence; The plutonic sequence; The Troodos ophiolite: upper section; Introduction; The sheeted-dyke sequence; The volcanic sequence; Sulphide deposits and umber; The Troodos ophiolite: complex faulting; Introduction; The Arakapas Valley and Limassol Forest; The Mamonia terrane; Introduction; Mamonia rocks and contact relationships; The circum-Troodos sedimentary succession; Introduction; The Perapedhi Formation; Kannaviou, Moni and Kathikas Formations; The Lefkara Formation; The Pakhna Formation; Miocene uplift of the Limassol Forest; The Kalavasos Formation; Pliocene and Quaternary sedimentation; Resources, wastes and hazards; Introduction; The story of Cyprus copper; Industrial and construction materials; Hydrogeology and water resources; Waste and landfill; Geological hazards; Excursions; Introduction; The Troodos massif and adjacent areas; Southwest Cyprus; Southern Cyprus; Selected walks; Glossary; Further information and bibliography; Index of localities; Subject index.

About the Author

Stephen Edwards is a research fellow and the research and education development manager of the Aon Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre at University College London. Karen Hudson-Edwards is a senior lecturer in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Birkbeck, University of London. Joe Cann is emeritus professor of Earth sciences at the University of Leeds. John Malpas is professor of geology and holder of the Chair of Earth Sciences at the University of Hong Kong. Costas Xenophontos is an honorary associate professor at the University of Hong Kong and retired senior geologist of the Cyprus Geological Survey Department.