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

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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.