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| University Library on May 30, 2015 TRANSACTIONS OF THE EDINBURGH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. SESSION" 1879-80. ...Crag Structure as illustrated on the Southern Slopes of the Queen's Park By ANDREW TAYLOR, F.C.S., Associate...remarks to accept Boue's designation of the sweep of Salisbury Crags as extending from their commencement...Duddingston Loch. Of course many crags are included in this area. But it is only within the scope of this paper...paper to show that on the south flanks of Salisbury Crags, in the open rock models on the large scale, in |
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| ORIGIN AND PETROLOGY (SPECIALLY OF THE SOUTH SIDE) OF SALISBURY CRAGS, EDINBURGH. By ANDREW TAYLOR, F.C.S...., Assistant Secretary of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh. Read D ecember 5th, 1879. (Aball·act.) ...to trace the origin of the Crags to some movement connected with the warping of the adjacent Midlothian...Midlothian coal basin-possibly, too, the upheaval of the Peutlands. Lateral compression, or forces acting simultaneously...consolidation. Many of the features connected with the great earthquake wave of 1868, in the Sandwich |
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| Occurrence of Prehnite and other Minerals in the Rocks of Samson's Ribs and Salisbury Crags. By ASnREW...little else than the trouble of surveying one of the finest of Edinburgh landscapes, the tourist beginning...south of where Samson's ribs overhang the road, and continuing on the road along Salisbury Crags to Holyrood...will meet with a continuous display of the relations specially of zeolitic minerals, and their containing...pursue the literature of the subject, Daubr6e's investigations on the genesis of zeolites, as well as |
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| and. Vulcanicity as displayed by the Pocks of the Edinburgh District; suggested ty Mr Kinahan's paper...in misty shadow, of our local hills in an East wind, betokens the present phase of our petrological knowledge...knowledge. Additions of more Latin or Greek derivatives to our sorely over-burdened scientific nomenclature...on the general subjects of metamorphism and vulcanicity. The termination of the Wernerian and Huttonian...modern instances. Gases are formed in the crater of Vesuvius, from the surface vegetation as well as |
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| lyellcollection.org/ at University of Toronto on March 7, 2015 264 EDINBURGH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. XYII.—Notes...—Notes on the Petrology of Arthur's Seat. By TAYLOR, F.C.S., Associate. ANDREW (Read 20th May 1879.)...controversy recently raised as to the structure and age of this hill by Professor Judd, has been characterised...structure of a single or double volcanic neck, given in the various published diagrams of Arthur's Seat...identical with modern lavas, only of a submarine origin. The absence of sulphur from the neighbourhood, |
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| lyellcollection.org/ at University of Georgia on July 16, 2015 288 EDINBURGH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. II.—On the...the Chemical Cow/position of• certain Rocks from Salisbury Crags, Edinburgh. By W. IVISON MACADAM, F.C...following minerals were obtained has long been the scene of active speculation amongst geologists. The theories...to the presence of certain minerals in the rock masses which go to compose the crags, the chemical composition...probably aid in clearing up a few of the difficulties which come in the way of the geologist, by giving him |
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| University of Auckland on July 14, 2015 EDINBURGH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 200 XX. The Scottish Ores of Iron...G. GOODCHILD of .the Geological Survey, F.G.S., F.Z.S., Custodian of the Collections of Scottish Geology...Geology and Mineralogy in the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art. (Delivered November 21st, 1901.) VERY...which any given group of minerals is known to have passed, starting from the period of their inception, following...the case of many groups, of minerals; but, as there is much more known regarding the ores of the metals |
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| compiled and edited by Fellows of the Edinburgh Geological Society1 gives details of twenty excursions which...half-day frorn Edinburgh. The excursions have been chosen to illustrate the principal features of the solid...solid and super£cial geology of a wide area of Southern Scotland which is extren1ely rich in geological interest...Ulustrations in the fonn of photographs and sketch rnaps grefdy enhance the practical value of the guide which...visito s to the area. 1 r Price 18/•NEl ' EDINBURGH GEOLOGY Digitized by the Internet Archive in |
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| Bate Sir Henry Thomas de la Beche and the founding of the British Geological Survey 149 John N. Carney...part of this publication may be reproduced in printed or electronic form without prior consent of the...quarry produces strong aggregate stone from a pluton of the South Leicestershire Diorite, and also exposes...page 166. Photo by Tim Cullen. Back cover: Minerals of Golconda Mine. See notes on page 205. Photos by John...structure of Devensian depressions at Letton, Herefordshire Albert Horton Building stones of St Mary’s |
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| original intention was merely to bring before the notice of the Society a small section recently exposed in making...lowest portion of the traps of the Calton Hill was exposed, but seeing that a good deal of interest is centred...centred on the hill at present owing to the making of the tunnel and other alterations going on in connection...the North British Bailway, I have taken the liberty of calling attention to a few facts and theories connected...complicated and puzzling series of rocks included in the Queen's Park. Still a number of well-known geologists |
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| C O NNOISSEUR'SCHOICE ROBERT B. COOK Department of Geology and Geography Auburn University Auburn, Alabama...cookrob@auburn.edu Analcime Downloaded by [University of Bristol] at 06:14 02 December 2014 Mont Saint-Hilaire...their structures are closely examined with the aid of an X-ray diffractometer, they are usually found to...as pseudocubic. A few minerals, because of variable degrees of ordering, can actually belong to more than...regardless of the outwardly apparent cubic symmetry of their crystals. A prime example of this phenomenon |
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| ( 361 ) XVIII.—The Igneous Geology of the Dalmeny District. By Frederick Walker, B.A., Ph.D. Communicated...Topography.—The extent of the area dealt with in this paper and the position in that area of the various igneous...(fig. l). On both sides of the Firth of Forth the ground considered consists of low-lying, undulating,...Tl«TH OF TORTH * FIG. " " • • • 1. features in the landscape, indicate the outcrops of doleritic...frequently show lines of cliffs on one side. The ridge known as Mons Hill attains a height of 387 ft., which |
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| BIRKELBY NIVERSITY Of ICAUPORN.A EARTH SCIENCES y REESE LIBRARY "TOlVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA THE... THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND VOL. II. Printed by Neill and Company, Limited, Edinburgh FOR DAVID DOUGLAS...Pyrites. DRAWN! eV DR HCDDLE THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND BY THE LATE M. FORSTER HEDDLE, M.D., F.R... CONTENTS OF VOLUME DlSILICATES. II. CONTENTS. VI CLINTONITE GROUP. VOLUME LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS...drawn by Stellate Dr Heddle, Ord Ban, Loch an . . of Actinolite Crystals, Groups MAPS IN II. Frontispiece |
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| Curator, .Museum of Practical Geology, London. [Read March 7, 1910.] the course of his official work...collected various samples of minerals which were handed over to me for examination. Two of these specimens proved...recorded before from Cornwall, although pseudomorphs of chalcedony after i t - - t h e well-known h a y t...facts of its occurrence seemed well worthy of further investigation. Accordingly, in October of last year...amount of the material. The spot is situated in the parish of Mullion, about 550 yards SSW. of Predannack |
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| ian) . VI. AN OUTLINE OF THE GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE ROCKS AROUND EDINBURGH. By]. G. GOODCHILD, H.M...0( the Collection of Scottish Geology and Mineralogy in the Edi nburgh -1.1 useum of Science and Art....D/lire INTRODUCTION. structure of the district of which Edinburgh T H Eis thegeological centre is so...study is of so disconnected a character, that it is hardly possible , even with the aid of good maps...may, it is true, visit and carefully examine part of the field evidence in less time than that ~ .but |
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| —On the Carboniferous Volcanic Rocks of the Basin of the Firth of Forth —their Structure in the Field...GEIKIE, LL.D., F.R.S., Director of the Geological Survey of Scotland. (Plates IX., X., XI., XII.) (Read...A. CARBONIFEROUS STRATA OP THE BASIN OP THE FIRTH OF FORTH . Rocks 487 I. The Diabases or Granitoid...6. Edinburgh District East Lothian District West Lothian District Stirlingshire District West of Fife...District East of Fife District 445 447 448 449 450 451 i. General External Characters and Mode of Occurrence |
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| purpose of this book is to explain the significance of Britain’s Earth heritage — our inheritance of rocks...soils and landforms — and how the national series of Earth heritage sites was identified in the Geological...and coastal engineering industries. It will also be of interest to professional and amateur Earth scientists...and students of the Earth sciences. Geological Conservation Review Series 1 The aim of the Geological...Review Series is to provide a public record of the features of interest an importance at localities already |
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| Catalogue of popular products /. ·~wf.~ '1""'-~;I -i-·.- q,r~ ·, .. \ I ., A RANGE OF POPULAR...more comprehensive list of books and maps can be fo und in the 1996 Catalogue of M aps Posters & Satellite...the back of the Catalogue. 1 Main enquiries and safes desks are located at the headquarters of BGS Keyworth...0115 9363488 BGS Murchison House ~st Mains Road Edinburgh EH9 3LA Tel: 0131-667 1000 and the BGS London...describes rhe relationship between the rocks and scenery of the coastline between Sr Oswald's Bay and Worbarrow |
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| Issue No 2 (2018) June 2018 Salisbury Crags, Holyrood Park Edinburgh – Mike Hermolle. Branch Officers...March – thank you again to Alan. Look out for more of Alan's Petrology Workshops in the autumn! This year's...at the Shap Wells Hotel, with a weekend programme of events from20-22 April. The AGM weekend also included...quarry. On 28 April Alan Richardson led a repeat of his excellent Field Skills Day at locations in Shropshire...North Staffordshire, very ably led by Ian Stimpson (of Keele University and GeoConsevation Staffordshire) |
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| pseudo-stalactites. larger in amount, and as it consists of Jasper, it has its variegated colours. About...and a Sutherland. an outlier half miles south of Cape Wrath, near Torridon Conglomerate, in small...Potstone. The filamentous net-work is here brown. of Ayrshire. At Lagg Quarry, Fisherton, Ayr. structure...which of is The mossy or stalactitic by purple Chalcedony, On both banks zoned by layers of pale lavender...is The chal- arranged conformably to the sides of such forms, is disposed in sheathing layers around |
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| a short account of the composition and microscopic structure of the Basaltic rocks of the Midland coal-fields...basalts of Carboniferous age whose original mineral constitution is precisely the same as that of the later...series of rocks are not only mineralo~cally identical, but that both present the same varieties of structure...structure, and that the great alterations which most of the older rocks have undergone constitute the only...only difference between the two groups. The object of the present communication is to supply further and |
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| recommended that reference to all or part of this book should be 1uade in one of the following ways: G. Y. & J-lULL...Publications, 150. CRAIG, D. B. 1999. James Hutton's Edinburgh: a precis. fn: CRAIG, G. Y. & HULL, J. H. (eds)... G. Y. CRAIG & J. H . HULL Royal Society of Edinburgh , UK 1999 Published by The Geological Society...Society was founded in 1807 as The Geological Society of London and is the oldest geological society in the...Charter in 1825 for the purpose of 'investigati ng the mineral structure of the Earth' . The Society is Britain's |
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| 4's Bren1ner, Bird and Fortune and is the author of four other books, including Britain: '/",rrt a State...Kieran} 1 The Little Black Book of Red Tape Ian Vince THE LIE OF THE LAND An Under-the-Field Guide...Bnuks ,10 imprinc .,f P,111 I\L1rm11lan, ., dinsinn of J\lacmillan Publi,her, I.united l'a11 ,\L1,·mill...in \'inre to be 1Jen11tied "' rhe .n1chnr of th1':'i w,uk h.is hccn ~h"'CrteJ b) h1n1 111 .11..:cc 1r(L...ft'\_llllling or u1herw1~cl wirh1H1t thl' per 1111 ss1, m of rhe puhh, hl· r . \n) ntJI peb«.111 rnnr wnttr11 |
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| tantalizing glimpse of Britain’s prehistoric past and hold the key to unlocking the secrets of life’s history...history and evolution. Since the appearance of primitive organisms several billion years ago, oceans, deserts...mountains have come and gone in our corner of western Europe; forests of long-extinct trees, flowers and grasses...photographs and illustrations, Fossil Detectives is full of surprising facts and features. And for those who...fossil detecting of their own, the book includes an extensive regional gazetteer of fossil-hunting sites |
