Peach, B.N., Horne, J. Gunn, W, Clough, C.T., Hinxman, L.W. 1907. The geological structure of the North-West Highlands of Scotland. Glasgow: HMSO [for Geological Survey of Great Britain]. Courtesy British Geological Survey. Copyright: HMSO. List of Systematic Series and Geological Photographs: UKRI.

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, ยท 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