The Ancient Volcanoes of Great Britain, Volume 2 (of 2)Geikie, Archibald
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The Ancient Volcanoes of Great Britain, Volume 2 (of 2)
Geikie, Archibald
Volcanoes -- Great Britain
350. Ground-plan of basic dyke in Cambrian limestones truncated
by granophyre which encloses large blocks of the dyke,
Torrin, Skye 393
351. Section on south side of Beinn an Dubhaich, Skye, showing
the truncation of a basalt-dyke 394
352. View of the hills on the south side of the head of Loch na
Keal, showing the junction of the Granophyre and the
bedded basalts 396
353. Section on south side of Cruach Tòrr an Lochain, Mull 398
354. Section at head of Allt na Searmoin, Mull 398
355. Section on south side of Beinn Fhada, Mull 399
356. Section to south of Loch na Dàiridh, Mull 400
357. Section of junction of south side of Loch Ba' Granophyre
boss, with the bedded basalts, Mull 401
358. Mass of dark gabbro about two feet in diameter traversed by
pale veins of Granophyre, lying on north slope of Creag
na h-Iolaire, Mull 402
359. Section at Creag na h-Iolaire, Glen More, Mull, showing
basalts and gabbros resting on and pierced by Granophyre 402
360. Section on north side of Orval, Rum 404
361. Junction of Quartz-porphyry (Microgranite) and basic rocks,
south-east side of Orval, Rum 404
362. Junction of Granophyre and gabbro, north side of St. Kilda 410
363. Veins of Granophyre traversing gabbro and splitting up into
thin threads, north side of St. Kilda 411
364. Pale Granophyre injected into dark basalt, South Bay, St.
Kilda 412
365. Veins of Granophyre traversing a fine-grained gabbro and
scarcely entering a coarse-grained sheet, west side of
Rueval, St. Kilda 413
366. View of sills and veins of pale Granophyre traversing sheets
of gabbro, west side of St. Kilda. (From a photograph by
Colonel Evans) 414
367. Section of the sea-cliff below Conacher, St. Kilda, showing
basic dykes in Granophyre 417
368. Triple basic dyke, sea-cliff, east side of St. Kilda 417
369. Jointed structure of the Granite near the top of Goatfell,
Arran. (From a photograph by Mr. W. Douglas, lent by the
Scottish Mountaineering Club) 419
370. Intrusive Rhyolite in the lower basalt group of Antrim,
Templepatrick 427
371. Section across the southern slope of Carnearny Hill, Antrim 427
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