Stephenson, D., Bevins, R.E., Millward, D., Highton, A.J., Parsons, I., Stone, P. & Wadsworth, W.J. 1999. Caledonian Igneous Rocks of Great Britain. Geological Conservation Review Series No. 17, JNCC, Peterborough, ISBN 1 86107 471 9.

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Caledonian Igneous Rocks of Great Britain

Title page and preliminaries

Contributors

Acknowledgements

Access to the countryside

Foreword

1 Caledonian igneous rocks of Great Britain: an introduction

Introduction

Site selection

Tectonic setting and evolution

Origin of the late Caledonian magmas

2 Early Ordovician volcanic rocks and associated opholitic assemblages of Scotland

Introduction

The Shetland Ophiolite

The Punds to Wick of Hagdale

Skeo Taing to Clugan

Qui Ness to Pund Stacks

Ham Ness

Tressa Ness to Colbinstoft

Virva

The Highland Border Complex

Garron Point to Slug Head

Balmaha and Arrochymore Point

North Glen Sannox

The Ballantrae Complex

Byne Hill

Slockenray Coast

Knocklaugh

Millenderdale

Knockormal

Games Loup

Balcreuchan Port to Port Vad

Bennane Lea

Southern Uplands

Sgavoch Rock

3 Mid-Ordovician intrusions of the North-east Grampian Highlands of Scotland

Introduction

Hill of Barra

Bin Quarry

Pitscurry and Legatesden quarries

Hill of Johnston

Hill of Creagdearg

Balmedie Quarry

Towie Wood

Craig Hall

4 Lake District and northern England

Introduction

Eycott Hill

Falcon Crag

Ray Crag and Crinkle Crags

Sour Milk Gill

Rosthwaite Fell

Langdale Pikes

Side Pike

Coniston

Pets Quarry

Stockdale Beck, Longsleddale

Bramcrag Quarry

Bowness Knott

Beckfoot Quarry

Waberthwaite Quarry

Carrock Fell

Haweswater

Grainsgill, Caldew Valley

Shap Fell Crags

5 Central England

Introduction

Croft Hill

Buddon Hill

Griff Hollow

6 Wales and adjacent areas

Introduction

Rhobell Fawr

Pen Caer

Aber Mawr to Porth Lleuog

Castel Coch to Trwyncastell

St David's Head

Cadair Idris

Pared y Cefn-hir

Carneddau and Llanelwedd

Braich to du

Llyn Dulyn

Capel Curig

Craig y Garn

Moel Hebog to Moel yr Ogof

Yr Arddu

Snowdon Massif

Cwm Idwal

Curig Hill

Sarnau

Ffestiniog Granite Quarry

Pandy

Trwyn-y-Gorlech to Yr Eifl quarries

Penrhyn Bodeilas

Moelypenmaen

Llanbedrog

Foel Gron

Nanhoron Quarry

Mynydd Penarfynydd

Skomer Island

Deer Park

7 Late Ordovician to mid-Silurian alkaline intrusions of the North-west Highlands of Scotland

Introduction

Alkaline plutonic complexes

Loch Borralan Intrusion

Loch Ailsh Intrusion

Loch Loyal Syenite Complex

Alkaline minor intrusive rocks

'Grorudite' (peralkaline rhyolite, comendite)

Glen Oykel south

Creag na h-Innse Ruaidhe

The Canisp Porphyry (porphyritic quartz-microsyenite)

Beinn Garbh

The Laird's Pool, Lochinver

Cnoc an Leathaid Bhuidhe

'Hornblende porphyrite' (microdiorite, spessaritite)

Cnoc an Droighinn

Luban Croma

Vogesite (hornblende-rich lamprophyre)

Allt nan Uamh

Glen Oykel north

'Nordmarkite' (quartz-microsyenite)

Allt na Cailliche

'Ledmorite' (melanite nepheline-microsyenite)

Camas Eilean Ghlais

an Fharaid Mhór

8 Late Silurian and Devonian granitic intrusions of Scotland

Introduction

Loch Airighe Bheg

Glen More

Loch Sunart

Cnoc Mor to Rubh' Ardalanish

Knockvologan to Eilean a'Chalmain

Bonawe to Cadderlie Burn

Cruachan Reservoir

Red Craig

Forest Lodge

Funtullich

Craig More

Garabal Hill to Lochan Strath Dubh-uisge

Loch Dee

Clatteringshaws Dam Quarry

Lea Larks

Lotus Quarries to Drungans Burn

Millour and Airdrie Hill

Ardsheal Hill and Peninsula

Kentallen

9 Late Silurian and Devonian volcanic rocks of Scotland

Introduction

South Kerrera

Ben Nevis and Allt a'Mhuilinn

The Glencoe Volcano — an introduction to the GCR sites

Bidean nam Bian

Stob Dearg and Cam Ghleann

Buachaille Etive Beag

Stob Mhic Mhartuin

Loch Achtriochtan

Crawton Bay

Scurdie Ness to Usan Harbour

Black Rock to East Comb

Balmerino to Wormit

Sheriffmuir Road to Menstrie Burn

Craig Rossie

Tillicoultry

Port Schuchan to Dunure Castle

Culzean Harbour

Turnberry Lighthouse to Port Murray

Pettico Wick to St Abb's Harbour

Shoulder O'Craig

Eshaness Coast

Ness of Clousta to the Brigs

Point of Ayre

Too of the Head

References

Glossary

Index

Figures and tables

Tables