The geological structure of the North-West Highlands of Scotland
By B. N. Peach, Ll.D., F.R.S.; John Horne, Ll.D., F.R.S.; The Late W. Gunn; C. T. Clough, M.A., F.G.S.; and L. W. Hinxman, B.A. With Petrological Chapters And Notes By J. J. H. Teall, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S.
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(Title page) The geological structure of the North-West Highlands of Scotland.
Contents
Title page and preliminaries
Chapter 1 Introduction and general section
Chapter 2 Previous literature
Part 1 Lewisian Gneiss
Chapter 3 Section 1 General account of the gneiss. Chief petrographical characters, distribution, and structure
Chapter 4 Section 2 Petrography of the Lewisian Gneiss A. The Fundamental Complex. Detailed account of the petrographical characters of the Complex
Chapter 5 Architectural features of the Complex
Chapter 6 B. Rocks of presumably Sedimentary origin in the Lewisian Gneiss. Mica-schists, Graphitic-schists, Quartz-schists Calcareous Rocks
Chapter 7 C. Pre-Torridonian Intrusive Rocks associated with the Lewisian Gneiss
Ultrabasic Dykes, Basic Dykes and Sills, Microcline-mica Dykes, · Biotite-diorite Dykes, &c.
Section 3 Special descriptions of areas
Chapter 8 Cape Wrath to Loch Laxford
Chapter 9 Loch Laxford to Kylesku
Chapter 10 Kylesku to Loch Broom
Chapter 11 Gruinard District
Chapter 12 Loch Maree and Gairloch
Chapter 13 Loch Torridon
Chapter 14 Loch Carron and Skye
Part 2 Torridonian
Chapter 15 Section 1 General description and general account of the Torridonian
Chapter 16 The petrology of the Torridonian Formation. Section 2 Petrography, Section 3 Special descriptions of areas
Chapter 17 Cape Wrath to Loch Lurgan, including Stoer and Suilven Areas
Chapter 18 Coigach to Loch Maree
Chapter 19 Loch Maree to Kishorn and Raasay, North Applecross, and Crowlin
Chapter 20 Kishorn to Loch Alsh
Chapter 21 Skye
Part 3 Cambrian
Chapter 22 Section 1 General distribution and account of the system
Chapter 23 Section 2 Palaeontology; Section 3 Special descriptions of areas
Chapter 24 Durness, Eireboll to Loch More
Chapter 25 Loch More to Strath Kanaird
Chapter 26 Strath Kanaird to Strath na Sheallag
Chapter 27 Strath na Sheallag to Kishorn
Chapter 28 Skye
Section 4 Post-Cambrian igneous rocks
Chapter 29 Their distribution and horizons
Chapter 30 Their petrography
Chapter 31 Section 5 Contact metamorphism of the Durness dolomites and limestones
Part 4 Post-Cambrian movements
Chapter 32 Section 1 General description of the system of movements and account of H. M. Cadell's experiments Section 2 Detailed descriptions of areas
Chapter 33 Eireboll to Loch More
Chapter 34 Loch More to Loch Glencoul
Chapter 35 Loch Glencoul to Knockan
Chapter 36 Elphin to Strath Kanaird; Strath Kanaird to Strath na Sheallag
Chapter 37 Strath na Sheallag to Loch Maree; Loch Maree to Achnashellach
Chapter 38 Achnashellach to Kishorn; Kishorn to Loch Alsh
Chapter 39 Skye
Part 5 Eastern Schists
Chapter 40 Eastern Schists. Section 1 General Description. Section 2 Detailed descriptions
Chapter 41 Eireboll to Loch More; Loch More to Loch Glencoul and Strath Kanaird; Strath Kanaird to Strath na Sheallag
Chapter 42 Strath na Sheallag to Loch Alsh; Skye
Appendix 1 Palaeontological
Appendix 2 Chemical
Appendix 3 Bibliographical
List of figures in text
Hand specimen photographs from the BGS Systematic Series
Geological Survey photographs
