The Ancient Volcanoes of Great Britain, Volume 1 (of 2)Geikie, Archibald
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The Ancient Volcanoes of Great Britain, Volume 1 (of 2)
Geikie, Archibald
Volcanoes -- Great Britain
94. Section across the Duneaton volcanic district from the head
of the Duneaton Water to Kirklea Hill 330
95. Cavernous spaces in andesite, filled in with sandstone,
John o' Groats Port, Turnberry, Ayrshire 333
96. Section of andesites, Turnberry Castle, Ayrshire 334
97. Lenticular form of a brecciated andesite (shown in Fig. 96),
Turnberry, Ayrshire 334
98. Section across the volcanic area of St. Abb's Head (after Prof.
J. Geikie) 339
99. View of terraced andesite hills resting on massive conglomerate,
south of Oban 341
100. Section of lava-escarpment at Beinn Lora, north side of mouth
of Loch Etive, Argyllshire 342
101. Section across Strathbogie, below Rhyme, showing the position
of the volcanic band 344
102. View of Knockfeerina, Limerick, from the north-east--a volcanic
neck of Upper Old Red Sandstone age 349
103. Section of the volcanic zone in the Upper Old Red Sandstone,
Cam of Hoy, Orkney 351
104. Section of the volcanic zone in the Upper Old Red Sandstone at
Black Ness, Rackwick, Hoy 351
105. Section across the volcanic band and its associated necks,
Hoy, Orkney 352
106. Ground-plan of volcanic neck piercing the Caithness Flagstone
series on the beach near John o' Groat's House 353
107. View of the escarpment of the Clyde Plateau in the Little
Cumbrae, from the south-west 368
108. View of the edge of the Volcanic Plateau south of Campbeltown,
Argyllshire 370
109. View of North Berwick Law from the east, a phonolite neck
marking one of the chief vents of the Garleton Plateau.
(From a photograph) 371
110. The Bass Rock, a trachytic neck belonging to the Garleton
plateau, from the shore at Canty Bay 372
111. Corston Hill--a fragment of the Midlothian Plateau, seen from
the north 373
112. View of Arthur Seat from Calton Hill to the north 374
113. View of Arkleton Fell, part of the Solway Plateau, from the
south-west 376
114. Vertical sections of the escarpment of the Clyde plateau from
north-east to south-west 384
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