Excursion to Mount Sorrel, Buddon Wood, etc. (Charnwood Forest). Thursday. August 29th, 1912 - Geologists' Association excursion
Geologists' Association Circular No. 146. Session 1911–1912. p.8-9
Images
Excursion to Mount Sorrel, August 29th 1912
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Kinchley Hill. Quarry in quartz-diorite veined with a fine grained pinkish buff micropegmatite.
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Views from Mount Sorrel showing flooded state of the country.
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Views from Mount Sorrel showing flooded state of the country.
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Granite Quarry at Mount Sorrel. This is a hornblendic granite, grey or pink in colour and not unlike the Eskdale granite in character and composition.
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Granite Quarry at Mount Sorrel. This is a hornblendic granite, grey or pink in colour and not unlike the Eskdale granite in character and composition.
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Granite Quarry at Mount Sorrel. The age of the granite is considered to be the same as that of the Lake District and of south Scotland, viz. Devonian.
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Joints in granite, Mount Sorrel.
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Mount Sorrel granite pierced by dyke of felsite.
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Brazil Wood. Contortions in Charnian rocks due to an intrusive granite dyke.
List of photographs
Excursion to Mount Sorrel, August 29th 1912
Page 137 | P805594 | Kinchley Hill. Quarry in quartz-diorite veined with a fine grained pinkish buff micropegmatite. Excursion to Mount Sorrel, August 29th 1912. |
Page 137 | P805595 | Views from Mount Sorrel showing flooded state of the country. Excursion to Mount Sorrel, August 29th 1912. |
Page 137 | P805596 | Views from Mount Sorrel showing flooded state of the country. Excursion to Mount Sorrel, August 29th 1912. |
Page 139 | P805597 | Granite Quarry at Mount Sorrel. This is a hornblendic granite, grey or pink in colour and not unlike the Eskdale granite in character and composition. Excursion to Mount Sorrel, August 29th 1912. |
Page 139 | P805598 | Granite Quarry at Mount Sorrel. This is a hornblendic granite, grey or pink in colour and not unlike the Eskdale granite in character and composition. Excursion to Mount Sorrel, August 29th 1912. |
Page 139 | P805599 | Granite Quarry at Mount Sorrel. The age of the granite is considered to be the same as that of the Lake District and of south Scotland, viz. Devonian. Excursion to Mount Sorrel, August 29th 1912. |
Page 141 | P805600 | Joints in granite, Mount Sorrel. Excursion to Mount Sorrel, August 29th 1912. |
Page 141 | P805601 | Mount Sorrel granite pierced by dyke of felsite. Excursion to Mount Sorrel, August 29th 1912. [Lines drawn to indicate dyke.]. |
Page 141 | P805602 | Brazil Wood. Contortions in Charnian rocks due to an intrusive granite dyke. Excursion to Mount Sorrel, August 29th 1912. |
Page 141 | P805603 | Brazil Wood. Slickensided Charnian mica schist from junction of Precambrian schist and granite. Excursion to Mount Sorrel, August 29th 1912. |