Excursion guide to the geology of the Isle of Skye
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Content for this series of excursions is from the Geological Society of Glasgow publication: An Excursion guide to the geology of the Isle of Skye by B.R. Bell and J. W. Harris'
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Pre-Tertiary rocks
(B) Torridonian sedimentary rocks
(D) Cambro-Ordovician sedimentary rocks
(E) Triassic sedimentary rocks
(F) Jurassic sedimentary rocks
(G) Cretaceous sedimentary rocks
(H) Pre-Tertiary minor intrusions
Chapter 3 Tertiary extrusive products
(B) Interbasaltic sedimentary rocks
Chapter 4 The Cuillin Complex
(B) The Outer Marginal Gabbros and Eucrites
(D) The Layered Peridotite Series (Sgurr Dubh Peridotites)
(E) The Outer Layered Allivalite Series
(F) The Outer Layered Eucrite Series
(G) The Outer Layered Gabbro Series
(H) The Druim nan Ramh Eucrite
(I) The Inner Layered Allivalite Series
(J) The Inner Layered Eucrite Series
(K) The Inner Layered Gabbro Series
(L) The Coire Uaigneich Granite
(M) Thermal effects of the Cuillin Complex
(N) The Volcaniclastic pipes of the Cuillin Complex
Chapter 5 The Srath Na Creitheach Centre
(B) General field relationships
(E) The contact between the Meall Dearg and Ruadh Stac granites
(F) The Meall Dearg Acid Breccias
(H) Shape and mechanism of intrusion of the granites
Chapter 6 The Western Red Hills Centre
(B) The Belig and Meall a' Mhaoil vent agglomerates and breccias
(E) The early northern granites of Maol na Gainmhich and Eas Mor
(F) The Beinn Dearg Mhor and Loch Ainort granites
(G) The early southern granite of Glen Sligachan and the Southern Porphyritic Granite
(I) The Northern Porphyritic Felsite and the late northern granite of Meall Buidhe
(J) The late southern granite of Marsco
(K) Mechanisms of intrusion and volcanic processes
Chapter 7 The Eastern Red Hills Centre
(B) The Kilchrist Hybrid Ring-dyke
(E) The Glas Bheinn Mhor Granite
(H) The composite sills and dykes
(I) Thermal and metasomatic effects of the granites
Chapter 8 Pyroclastic rocks of The Central Complex
(B) The Srath na Creitheach Deposits: description
(C) The Srath na Creitheach Deposits: origin
(D) The Creagan Dubh and Kilchrist Deposits: description
(E) The Creagan Dubh and Kilchrist Deposits: origin
Chapter 9 The minor intrusions
(B) The regional dyke swarm and associated subswarms
(C) The compositions of the basic dykes of the regional swarm
(D) The cone-sheets of the Cuillin Complex
(E) The tholeiite sheets of the Western Cuillin Complex
(F) The Gars-bheinn ultrabasic sill
(G) The layered ultrabasic dyke of Stac Suisnish
(H) The basic sill complex of North Skye
(I) The ultrabasic (picritic) dykes and sills of Central Skye
(J) The ultrabasic (allivalitic) dykes of North Skye
(N) The leidleite dyke of the Tungadal River
(O) The brecciated rhyolite and acid breccias of the Kilchrist Area
(P) Deformed Lower Tertiary dykes and sills
Chapter 10 Tectonic and stratigraphic evolution
(C) The Sea of the Hebrides and Inner Hebrides sedimentary basins
Chapter 11 Quaternary and Recent geology
(B) Glaciation and glacial deposits
Chapter 12 Origin of the magmas and the hydro-thermal systems associated with the Skye centre
(B) Mantle melting events and crustal contamination of magmas
(C) The parental magmas of the Cuillin Complex
(D) Generation of the acid magmas
(F) Hydrothermal systems associated with the Skye Centre
(F) Hydrothermal systems associated with the Skye Centre
Introduction to excursions
Excursion 1 The area around Isleornsay
Excursion 2 The areas around Ord and Tarskavaig
Excursion 3 The Strathaird Peninsula
Excursion 4 Beinn an Dubhaich
Excursion 5 Kilchrist
== Excursion 6 The area around the Old Manse at Kilchrist ==