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
137. Section across the edge of the Clyde plateau, south-east
of Beith 411
138. Section across the upper part of the Clyde plateau at
Kilbirnie, Ayrshire 411
139. Section across the upper surface of the Clyde volcanic
plateau, Burnhead, north-west of Kilsyth 412
140. Section across the upper surface of the Clyde volcanic
plateau at Campsie 412
141. Section across western edge of the Garlton plateau 412
142. Section across the Solway plateau 413
143. Section of volcanic vent at East Grange, Perthshire coal-field,
constructed by Mr. B. N. Peach from the rocks exposed in a
railway-cutting, and from plans of ironstone- and coal-pits 426
144. View of the Binn of Burntisland--a volcanic neck of agglomerate 428
145. View of part of the cliffs of vertical agglomerate, Binn of
Burntisland 431
146. Diagram of buried volcanic cone near Dalry, Ayrshire.
Constructed from information obtained in mining operations 434
147. Diagram to illustrate how Volcanic Necks may be concealed
and exposed 434
148. Section across the Saline Hills, Fife 435
149. Section across the Binn of Burntisland, in an east and
west direction 436
150. Section in old quarry, west of Wester Ochiltree,
Linlithgowshire. Calciferous Sandstone series 437
151. Ejected volcanic block in Carboniferous strata, Burntisland 438
152. View of volcanic agglomerate becoming finer above east end
of Kingswood Craig, two miles east from Burntisland 439
153. Alternations of basalt and tuff, with shale, etc., of
Kingswood Craig, Burntisland 441
154. Section of the upper surface of a diabase ("leckstone") sheet,
Skolie Burn, south-east of Bathgate 443
155. Section across the volcanic ridge of the Linlithgow and
Bathgate Hills, showing the intercalation of limestones that
mark important stratigraphical horizons 444
156. Section in Wardlaw Quarry, Linlithgowshire 445
157. Section from Linlithgow Loch to the Firth of Forth 446
158. Section across the Campsie Fells illustrating the contrast
between the sills below and above the plateau-lavas 447
159. Section showing the position of the basic sills in relation
to the volcanic series at Burntisland, Fife 448
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