Gribble, C. D. and Durrance, E. M.
Ardnamurchan — a guide to geological excursions - contents
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Access
Preface to the 1996 reprint
References (since 1976)
The Moine country rocks
Mesozoic sedimentary rocks
Tertiary igneous rocks
Basalt lava flows
Centre 1
Vent rocks (and associated extrusive rocks)
Pitchstone lavas
Trachyte lavas
Intrusive rocks (plutonic and hypabyssal types)
Gabbro of Meall nan Con
Quartz-gabbro of Faskadale
Granophyre of Faskadale
The dolerites
Porphyritic dolerite
Quartz-dolerite of Camphouse
Augite-diorite of Camphouse
Beinn an Leathaid dolerite
Ben Hiant dolerite
Centre 2
Vent rocks
Intrusive plutonic rocks
Hypersthene-gabbro of Ardnamurchan Point
Older gabbro of Lochan an Aodainn
Quartz-gabbro of Garbh-dhail
Granophyre of Grigadale
Older quartz-gabbro of Beinn Bhuidhe
Quartz-gabbro of Aodann
Granophyric quartz-dolerite of Sgurr nam Meann
Eucrite of Beinn nan Ord
Quartz-gabbros of Loch Caorach and Beinn na Seilg
Younger quartz-gabbro of Beinn Bhuidhe
Fluxion gabbro of Portuairk
Aodann felsite
The acid and basic magmas of Ardnamurchan
The cone-sheets of centres 1, 2 and 3
Centre 3
Intrusive plutonic rocks
Quartz-gabbro of Faskadale
Fluxion gabbro of Faskadale
Gabbro of Plocaig
Porphyritic gabbro of Meall nan Con screen
Great Eucrite
Biotite-eucrite and inner eucrite
Quartz-gabbro of Meall an Tarmachain summit
Quartz-dolerite veined with granophyre
Quartz-gabbros
Fluxion gabbro of Glendrian
Fluxion gabbro of Sìthean Mór
Tonalite and quartz-monzonite
The structure of Centre 3 and the importance of fluxion structures in the gabbros
The petrogenesis of the rocks of Centre 3
References
Excursions
Excursion 1: Ormsaigbeg to Mingary Castle (sections A, B and C)
Excursion 2: Kilchoan, Beinn na Seilg and Aodann (sections A and B)
Excursion 3: Portuairk, Lighthouse and Achosnich (sections A and B)
Excursion 4: Sanna Bay to Rubha Carrach
Excursion 5: Ben (or Beinn) Hiant
Excursion 6: The augite-diorite of Camphouse and Faskadale Bay (sections A and B)
Excursion 7: Ring intrusions of Centre 3
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