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
284. "Macleod's Maidens" and part of basalt cliffs of Skye 251
285. Intercalated group of strata between Basalts, An Ceannaich,
western side of Skye 252
286. Escarpment of Plateau-basalts, Cliffs of Talisker, Skye 253
287. Section of the largest of Macleod's Maidens 254
288. Dying out of lava-beds, east side of Sandö, Faroe Isles 257
289. Lenticular lavas, western front of Hestö, Faroe Isles 257
290. Lenticular lavas, east side of Svinö, Faroe Isles 258
291. Section at Frodbonyp, Suderö, Faroe 258
292. Fissure (gjá) in a lava-field, Iceland. (From a photograph
by Dr. Tempest Anderson) 262
293. Cones on the great Laki fissure, Iceland. (From a photograph
by Dr. Tempest Anderson) 263
293_a_. Plan of small craters along the line of great Laki
fissure, Iceland. (After Mr. Helland, reduced) 264
294. Slemish, a volcanic neck or vent on the Antrim plateau, seen
from the north 272
295. Section of volcanic vent at Carnmony Hill (E. Hull) 272
296. Section of the east side of Scawt Hill, near Glenarm 273
297. Section of Neck of basalt, Bendoo, Ballintoy 273
298. Volcanic Neck of dolerite near Cushendall 274
299. Section of Volcanic Neck at 'S Airde Beinne, near Tobermory,
Mull 274
300. Interior of the Volcanic Neck of 'S Airde Beinne, near
Tobermory, Mull 275
301. Diagram to show the probable relation of the Neck at
Carrick-a-raide, Antrim, to an adjacent group of tuffs 277
302. Section of agglomerate Neck at Maclean's Nose, Ardnamurchan 279
303. Diagram to show the probable relations of the rocks on the
southern flank of Beinn Dearg Bheag 282
304. Section of Volcanic Vent and connected lavas and tuffs,
Scorr, Camas Garbh, Portree Bay, Skye 284
305. Section of the Volcanic Series at Ach na Hannait, south of
Portree, Skye 288
306. View of part of a Volcanic Neck at the eastern end of the
island of Canna. (From a photograph by Miss Thom) 289
307. Columnar Basalt invading agglomerate of Volcanic Vent,
Coroghon Mòr, Isle of Canna. (Height above 20 feet) 291
308. Columnar Basalt invading Volcanic conglomerate, north side
of Alman Islet, Canna 291
309. View of neck-like mass of breccia, Brochel, Raasay 292
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