More information

This page contains additional information and suggestions for further study.

• Gravestone Geology – an article by Nina Morgan
• Geikie's science in the cemetery (pdf from Lyell Collection - Geological Society Publications) - an article by Nina Morgan

More about Gravestone Geology

For further information:

• Geikie, Archibald, 1880, Rock weathering as illustrated in Edinburgh Churchyards
  Proc. Roy Soc Edinburgh, 1879-1880, pp. 518-532 (available online at: https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsroya32edingoog#page/n538/mode/2up
• For information about Heather Viles' group's work on rock weathering see:  http://www.oxrbl.com/; for a brief description of the group's gravestone weathering project see: Morgan, Nina, The Wasting of Time, Geoscientist, October 2015, p. 24

Poppy's funeral directors

A London funeral director - Poppy's - has recently published an article about Gravestone Geology on its website and social media.
You can read the article here.