Geosciences Working Group

lecturer: Frank Lisker
Cornwall - that stands for English Riviera, romantic beaches, steep cliffs, lush gardens, gloomy moors and romantic love movies based on Rosamunde Pilcher. The idyllic landscapes of the county result from a geology that was shaped by the Variscan orogeny - a mountain building also influenced the Erzgebirge, the Harz mountains and large parts of southern and western Germany 400-250 million years ago. In Cornwall, large granite complexes formed, including ores that are an important basis for the wealth of England for several centuries. Especially the spectacular folds of the Cornish cliffs catch the eye, which should not be missing in any serious textbook of tectonics.

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