Johnstone, G.S.

The Grampian Highlands. British Regional Geology.

Third edition. Edinburgh, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1978. 24 x 15,5 cm. XI, 107 pages and 19 illustrations. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Includes for example the following chapters: Physiology of the Grampian Highlands / Geological map of Islay, Colonsay and Jura / Sketch map showing the two main structural divisions of the Grampian Caledonides / Sketch map of the Northern Grampians Nappe-complex / Derivation of the stratigraphical correlations within the Southern Grampians Nappe-complex / The Metamorphic Zones of the Grampian Caledonides / Caledonian igneous rocks and migmatites of the Grampian Highlands / Diagrammatic explanation of the mechanism of cauldron subsidence / The Etive Complex and its relation to the Glen Coe Cauldron subsidence / Geological map and section of Ben Nevis / Sketch map of the Cambro-Ordovician rocks of the Highland Border and of the Highland Boundary Fault / Sedimentary and Volcanic rocks of Lower Old Red Sandstone age and their relationship to the Caledonian pluton of the South-west Grampians / The Old Red Sandstone and Permo-Triassic north of the Grampians / Carboniferous rocks of the Grampian Highlands / Distribution of the Tertiary and Permo-Carboniferous Dykes in the South-west Highlands and the location of the Tertiary Centres / Glaciation of the Grampian Highlands / Map of the Parallel Roads of Glen Roy / Major faults of the Grampian Highlands, etc.

• Keywords: Highlands · Scotland
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0118801554
• Inventory Number: 80308AB

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