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| 1855 |
Born June 2nd. Educated at St. Andrews University. While there carries out series of analyses on minerals under Heddle.
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| 1876 |
Joined Geological Survey as Assistant Geologist.
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First field mapping under Peach and Jack in Eskdale and Liddesdale.
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Later mapped large areas of crystalline schists in Banffshire, North East Aberdeenshire, Central Perthshire near Ben Nevis and parts of Knapdale Plateau in Argyll.
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While in Perth made series of soundings in Lochs Tay, Earn and Tummel, results published in Scottish Geographic Magazine (1888).
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Undertook revision of Fife Coalfield and examination of new mines and bores. (Services acknowledged by Geikie in memoirs on East and Central Fife).
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Paper in ?? Geol. Mag. - Tay Valley.
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Made analyses of volcanic rocks – some published in “Ancient Volcanoes” and in the North West Highlands memoir.
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Made analyses also of Carboniferous limestones from Midland Valley.
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| 1901 |
Promoted to Geologist.
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| 1908 |
Died December 29th.
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