Editing Glossop (section)

===Geology===
[[File:Geologyofglossop.svg|thumb|Schematic diagram of the rocks beneath Glossop]]
Directly beneath Glossop lie areas of [[Carboniferous]] [[Millstone Grit]], [[shale]]s and [[sandstone]]. Glossop is on the edge of the Peak District Dome, at the southern edge of the Pennine anticline. The [[Variscan orogeny|Variscan uplift]] has caused much faulting and Glossopdale was the product of glacial action in the last glaciation period that exploited the weakened rocks. The steep-sided valleys of the cloughs cause significant erosion and deposition. The layers of sandstone, mudstones and shale in the bedrock act as an [[aquifer]] to feed the springs. The valley bottoms have a thin deposit of [[boulder clay]]. The brooks are fed by the [[peat]]y soils of the moors thus are acid (pH5.5–7.0); this means the instream wildlife is dependent on food sources from outside the channel.<ref name="Glossop Brook">{{cite journal|last=Radcliffe|first=Gemma|year=2004|title=Management Plan for Glossop Brook|journal=University of Manchester, Masters Thesis|pages=54, 55|url=http://www.merseybasin.org.uk/projects.asp?docid=107&page=1&pagesize=10&confirmed=1&id=335.|access-date=10 July 2008}}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>