George Tate, draper, postmaster and insurance agent, was not only a renowned civic figure during the mid-nineteenth century in his home town of Alnwick but was also, despite limited schooling, a widely celebrated and influential writer on the geology, biology, archaeology and history of Northumberland and adjacent parts of Scotland. His principal geological interests were wide ranging but in the main were devoted to the stratigraphy and palaeontology of the lower part of the Carboniferous System in his local area. Some of the lithostratigraphical terminology he proposed remained in use into the 1950s and, despite changes in nomenclature, elements of his classification can still be recognized in the modern lithostratigraphy. He put forward much evidence for the intrusive origin of the Whin Sill when it was still regarded by many of his contemporaries as a lava flow. Tate was among the first to describe and discuss the evidence in Northumberland and SE Scotland for the then novel idea that Britain had been subjected to the influence of ice in the recent geological past. His brother and two of his sons attended Edinburgh University and had distinguished professional careers. His nephew, Ralph, inherited much of his uncle's wide interests and became a highly celebrated figure in the development of geology in Australia.

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Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society

《约克郡地质学会会刊》（PYGS）自 1839 年以来一直不间断出版。它是英国地质学的主要期刊之一。每年都会发行两部分，其中包含有关地质各个方面的原始研究论文。传统上，会议记录特别关注英格兰北部及其邻近地区的地质情况。鼓励提交有关相关主题但具有更普遍兴趣的论文。所有论文都经过两名独立裁判的全面审查。

The Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society (PYGS) has been published continuously since 1839 and is one of the leading journals in the field of geology in the UK. The journal releases two issues each year, featuring original research papers covering various aspects of geology. The conference proceedings particularly focus on the geological conditions of Northern England and its surrounding areas, while also encouraging submissions on related topics of broader interest. All submitted papers undergo thorough review by two independent referees.

《Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society》（PYGS）自1839年起持续出版，是英国地质学领域的重要期刊之一。该期刊每年发行两期，涵盖地质学各个方面的原创研究论文。会议记录部分特别关注英格兰北部及其邻近地区的地质情况，同时也鼓励提交与相关主题但具有更广泛兴趣的论文。所有提交的论文均经过两名独立审稿人的严格评审。

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George Tate (1805–71) of Alnwick, an amateur Victorian polymath, and his contribution to geology in Northumberland and SE Scotland

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