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Description: | 3 boxes of thin sections (282 sections) of rocks from Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, accompanied by geological maps.
Archaean to Proterozoic (plus Caledonian? mylonites etc.).
Includes all main metamorphic and sedimentary lithologies of the Lewisian: gneisses, amphibolites, ironstones, calc-silicates, marbles, pegmatites etc., plus the "North-West paragneisses" (graphite-rich pelites, marbles and ironstones), and the "Torridonian" (aka Iona Group).
Also 6 geological maps:
South west Iona (drawing film copy)
South Iona (")
North west Iona (")
North Iona (")
Sample locations (")
Structural Summary map (paper copy)
F.M. Fraser (1977) "The Lewisian and Torridonian Geology of Iona" (Unpublished PhD thesis St. Andrews University) Collected by Fiona Menzies (nee Fraser) 1969-1973. | Subjects: | Geology | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Address: | University of Glasgow,
University Avenue,
G12 8QQ | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Contributor: | Collected by Fiona Menzies (nee Fraser) 1969-1973. | Identifier: | H-736 |
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