LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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176.Section from the great Limestone escarpment on the west to the Millstone Grit hills east of Teesdale[4]
177.Sections of the Carboniferous Limestone series of Northumberland showing the variations in the position of the Whin Sill. By Messrs. Topley and Lebour[6]
178.View of two volcanic necks in the Carboniferous Limestone series, at Grange Mill, five miles west of Matlock Bath, from the north[14]
179.Plan of necks and bedded tuff at Grange Mill, five miles west of Matlock Bath[15]
180.Section across the smaller volcanic neck and the stratified tuff in Carboniferous Limestone, Grange Mill[15]
181.Section of vesicular and amygdaloidal diabase resting on Carboniferous Limestone, Peak Forest Limeworks, Great Rocks Quarry[19]
182.View of the superposition of Carboniferous Limestone upon toadstone, Raven's Tor, Millersdale (length about 100 feet)[19]
183.Section at lime-kiln, south of Viaduct, Millersdale Station[20]
184.Limestones passing under stratified tuffs, Poyll Vaaish, Isle of Man[24]
185.Section of tuff, showing intercalations of black impure chert, west of Closenychollagh Point, near Castletown, Isle of Man[25]
186.Section of intercalated dark limestone, shale and chert in the tuff south of Poyll Vaaish Bay, Isle of Man[26]
187.Section of part of a volcanic neck on shore to the south-east of Poyll Vaaish Bay, Isle of Man[29]
188.Section of successive discharges and disturbances within a volcanic vent. Scarlet Point, Isle of Man[29]
189.Section of dyke and sill in the tuffs west of Scarlet Point, Isle of Man[30]
190.Section on south side of vesicular sill west of Scarlet Point[31]
191.Bands of vesicles in the same sill[31]
192.Croghan Hill, King's County, from S.S.W.[38]
193.Section in quarry on roadside east of Limerick, close to viaduct of the Limerick and Erris Railway[44]
194.Section of the volcanic escarpment, east of Shehan's Cross-roads, south of Limerick[45]
195.View of Derk Hill, a volcanic neck on the south side of the Limerick basin[47]
196.Section across the Limerick volcanic basin[48]
197.Section of a bed of volcanic breccia in the Carboniferous Slate; White Bull Head, County Cork[50]
198.Volcanic breccia invading and enclosing Carboniferous slate, White Bull Head[50]
199.General section across the Permian basin of Ayrshire [59]
200.Section of lavas, east side of Mauchline Hill[60]
201.Section of the top of the volcanic series near Eastside Cottage, Carron Water, Nithsdale[60]
202.Section of two outliers of the Permian volcanic series at the foot of Windyhill Burn, Water of Ae, Dumfriesshire[61]
203.The Green Hill, Waterside, Dalmellington, from the south; a tuff-neck of Permian age[62]
204.Patna Hill from the Doon Bridge, Ayrshire; a tuff-neck of Permian age[63]
205.Ground plans of Permian volcanic vents from the Ayrshire Coal-field. On the scale of six inches to a mile[64]
206.Section of sills traversing the Permian volcanic series. River Ayr, Ballochmyle[66]
207.Section showing the relations of the later rocks of Arthur Seat[68]
208.Section in brooks between Bonny town and Baldastard, Largo[70]
209.View of Largo Law from the east[71]
210.View of small neck in Calciferous Sandstones, on the shore, three miles east from St. Andrews[72]
211.Ground-plan of Permian volcanic vents[73]
212.Small neck in Calciferous Sandstones a little east from the "Rock and Spindle," two and a half miles east from St. Andrews[74]
213.Plan of volcanic necks at Kellie Law, East of Fife, on the scale of three inches to one mile[75]
214.Plan of the craters in Volcanello, Lipari Islands[75]
215.Section of the strata at the edge of the volcanic vent on the east side of Elie Harbour[76]
216.Agglomerate of neck on shore at Ardross, two miles east from Elie[77]
217.Ground-plan of volcanic neck, Elie Harbour, showing circular disposition of the stratification[80]
218.Section across the great vent of Kincraig, Elie, on a true scale, vertical and horizontal, of six inches to a mile[81]
219.Dyke in volcanic neck, on the beach, St. Monans[82]
220.Section of part of crater rim, Island of Volcano[83]
221.Dyke rising through the agglomerate of a volcanic vent; Kincraig, Elie[84]
222.Radiating columnar dyke in the tuff of a volcanic vent. Rock and Spindle, two and a half miles east from St. Andrews[86]
223.View of part of the shore front of the great vent at Kincraig, looking westward, with the columnar basalt in front[88]
224.Plan of volcanic neck on beach near St. Monans[89]
225.Columnar basalt in the neck of Kincraig, Elie, seen from the west[90]
226.Section across Largo Law[91]
227.Vein of "white-trap" cutting black carbonaceous shales, a little west from St. Monans Church[92]
228.Section at Belvedere, S. W. of Exeter[97]
229.Diagram to show the unconformability and overlap of the Permian rocks in the Crediton Valley[97]
230.Section of the volcanic series at Kellerton, Devonshire[98]
231.Section of agglomerate overlain with sandstone and andesite, Posbury, Crediton[99]
232.Diagrammatic section across Titterstone Clee Hill[102]
233.Dyke on the south-east coast of the Island of Mull[119]
234.Fissure left by the weathering out of a dyke[120]
235.Plan of basalt-veins with selvages of black basalt-glass, east side of Beinn Tighe, Isle of Eigg [126]
236.Arrangement of lines of amygdales in a dyke, Strathmore, Skye[130]
237.Systems of joints in the dykes[132]
238.Section of cylindrical vein or dyke, cutting the bedded lavas, east side of Fuglö, Faroe Islands[133]
239.Joint-structures in the central vitreous portion of the Eskdale Dyke (B. N. Peach)[133]
240.Microscopic structure of the vitreous part of the Eskdale Dyke[136]
241.Section along the line of the Cleveland Dyke at Cliff Ridge, Guisbrough (G. Barrow), scale, 12 inches to 1 mile[147]
242.Section along the course of the Cleveland Dyke, at the head of Lonsdale, Yorkshire (G. Barrow, in the Memoirs of the Geol. Survey, Geology of Cleveland, p. 61)[148]
243.Section across the extreme upper limit of Cleveland Dyke, on the scale of 20 feet to one inch (Mr. G. Barrow)[149]
244.Upper limit of Cleveland Dyke in quarry near Cockfield (after Mr. Teall)[149]
245.Section along the course of the Cleveland Dyke across the Cross Fell escarpment (scale of one inch to one mile)[150]
246.Branching portion of the great dyke near Hawick (length about one mile)[153]
247.Branching dyke at foot of Glen Artney (length about four miles)[153]
248.Basic veins traversing Secondary limestone and sandstone on the coast cliffs, Aidnamurchan[155]
249.Section showing the connection of a Dyke with an Intrusive Sheet, Point of Suisnish, Skye[156]
250.Section to show the connection of a Dyke with an Intrusive Sheet, Stirlingshire Coal-field[157]
251.Intersection of dykes in bedded basalt, Calliach Point, Mull[158]
252.Basalt veins traversing bedded dolerites, Kildonan, Eigg[159]
253.Ground-plan of intersecting dykes in Lias limestone, Shore, Harrabol, East of Broadford, Skye[159]
254.Compound dyke, Market Stance, Broadford, Skye[162]
255.Section of coal rendered columnar by intrusive basalt, shore, Saltcoats, Ayrshire[164]
256.Dolerite dyke with marginal bands of "white trap," in black shale, Lower Lias, Pabba[166]
257.Map of the chief dykes between Lochs Ridden and Striven (C. T. Clough, Geological Survey, Sheet 29)[170]
258.Basalt-veins traversing granophyre, St. Kilda[173]
259.Section of scoriaceous and prismatic basalt, Camas Tharbernish, north shore of Canna Island[187]
260.Banded amygdaloidal basalt showing layers of elongated and steeply inclined vesicles, Macleod's Maidens, Skye[191]
261.Termination of basalt-beds, Carsaig, Mull[193]
262.Breccia and blocks of mica-schist, quartzite, etc., lying between bedded basalts, Isle of Mull[197]
263.Section of Knocklayd, an outlier of the Antrim basalt-plateau lying on Chalk[202]
264.Diagram-Section of the Antrim Plateau[203]
265.View Of Basalt escarpment, Giant's Causeway, with the Amphitheatre and Chimneys. (From a photograph by Mr. R. Welch)[207]
266.Basalt-capping on the top of Ben Iadain, Morven[209]
266a.View of the south side of Staffa, showing the bedded and columnar structure of the basalt [210]
267.View of Rum from the harbour of Canna[216]
268.Section of the cliffs below Compass Hill, Isle of Canna[218]
269.Lava cutting out conglomerate and shale. Shore below Canna House[224]
270.Section of shales and tuffs, with a coniferous stump lying between two basalt-sheets, Cùl nam Marbh, Canna[225]
271.Dùn Mòr, Sanday. (From a photograph by Miss Thom)[226]
272.View of the Dùn Beag, Sanday, seen from the south. (From a Photograph by Miss Thom)[230]
273.View of Dùn Beag, Sanday, from the north. The island of Rum in the distance. (From a Photograph by Miss Thom)[231]
274.Section of eastern front of Dùn Beag[232]
275.Enlarged section on the western side of Dùn Beag[233]
276.Geological map of the Island of Eigg[235]
277.Section of the geological structure of the Island of Eigg[236]
278.View of the Scuir of Eigg from the east[237]
279.Natural section at the cliff of Bideann Boidheach, north-west end of the Scuir of Eigg[239]
280.View of the Scuir of Eigg from the south[242]
281.View of the Scuir of Eigg from the south-west of the Loch a Bhealaich, showing the bedded character of the mass[243]
282.Section at the base of the Scuir of Eigg (east end)[244]
283.Terraced hills of basalt plateau (Macleod's Tables), Skye[250]
284."Macleod's Maidens" and part of basalt cliffs of Skye[251]
285.Intercalated group of strata between Basalts, An Ceannaich, western side of Skye[252]
286.Escarpment of Plateau-basalts, Cliffs of Talisker, Skye[253]
287.Section of the largest of Macleod's Maidens[254]
288.Dying out of lava-beds, east side of Sandö, Faroe Isles[257]
289.Lenticular lavas, western front of Hestö, Faroe Isles[257]
290.Lenticular lavas, east side of Svinö, Faroe Isles[258]
291.Section at Frodbonyp, Suderö, Faroe[258]
292.Fissure (gjá) in a lava-field, Iceland. (From a photograph by Dr. Tempest Anderson)[262]
293.Cones on the great Laki fissure, Iceland. (From a photograph by Dr. Tempest Anderson)[263]
293a.Plan of small craters along the line of great Laki fissure, Iceland. (After Mr. Helland, reduced)[264]
294.Slemish, a volcanic neck or vent on the Antrim plateau, seen from the north[272]
295.Section of volcanic vent at Carnmony Hill (E. Hull)[272]
296.Section of the east side of Scawt Hill, near Glenarm[273]
297.Section of Neck of basalt, Bendoo, Ballintoy[273]
298.Volcanic Neck of dolerite near Cushendall[274]
299.Section of Volcanic Neck at 'S Airde Beinne, near Tobermory, Mull[274]
300.Interior of the Volcanic Neck of 'S Airde Beinne, near Tobermory, Mull[275]
301.Diagram to show the probable relation of the Neck at Carrick-a-raide, Antrim, to an adjacent group of tuffs[277]
302.Section of agglomerate Neck at Maclean's Nose, Ardnamurchan[279]
303.Diagram to show the probable relations of the rocks on the southern flank of Beinn Dearg Bheag[282]
304.Section of Volcanic Vent and connected lavas and tuffs, Scorr, Camas Garbh, Portree Bay, Skye [284]
305.Section of the Volcanic Series at Ach na Hannait, south of Portree, Skye[288]
306.View of part of a Volcanic Neck at the eastern end of the island of Canna. (From a photograph by Miss Thom)[289]
307.Columnar Basalt invading agglomerate of Volcanic Vent, Coroghon Mòr, Isle of Canna. (Height above 20 feet)[291]
308.Columnar Basalt invading Volcanic conglomerate, north side of Alman Islet, Canna[291]
309.View of neck-like mass of breccia, Brochel, Raasay[292]
310.View of Volcanic Neck piercing and overlain by the Plateau-Basalts, Stromö, entrance of Vaagöfjord, Faroe Islands. (From a photograph by Colonel Evans)[294]
311.Section of the same Neck as that shown in [Fig. 310][295]
312.Volcanic Neck close to that shown in Figs. [310] and [311][296]
313.Section of wall of another Neck of agglomerate in the same group with those represented in Figs. [310], [311], and [312][296]
314.View of "Segregation-Veins" in a dolerite sill, Portrush, Antrim[300]
315.View of Fair Head, from the east, showing the main upper sill and a thinner sheet cropping out along the talus slope[301]
316.View of Fair Head from the shore. (From a photograph by Mr. R. Welch)[302]
317.Section at Farragandoo cliff, west end of Fair Head, showing the rapid splitting up and dying out of an Intrusive Sheet[304]
318.View of the Trotternish Coast, showing the position of the band of Sills[305]
319.Columnar Sill intrusive in Jurassic Strata east of Kilmartin, Trotternish, Skye[306]
320.View of the northern precipice (500 feet high) of the largest of the Shiant Isles. (From a photograph by Colonel Evans)[308]
321.Section of thin Intrusive Sheets and Veins in carbonaceous shales lying among the Plateau-basalts, cliffs north of Ach na Hannait, between Portree Bay and Loch Sligachan[311]
322.Upper part of Sill, Moonen Bay, Waternish, Skye, showing the divergence of veins[313]
323.Section of the base of the Basalt-plateau with sill and dykes, Sound of Soa, Skye[314]
324.Section of Dolerite Sill cut by another sill, both being traversed by dykes, Rudh' an Iasgaich, western side of Sleat, Skye[316]
325.Section to show Bedded and Intrusive Sheets, Eigg[318]
326.Ground plan of Sills at Ben Hiant, Ardnamurchan[321]
327.Section of two Sills in schistose grits, west end of Beinn na h-Urchrach, Ardnamurchan[322]
328.Sill traversing bedded Basalts, cliffs of Stromö, at entrance of Vaagöfjord[323]
329.View of the same Sill seen from the channel opposite the island of Kolter[324]
330.Granulitic and coarsely foliated Gabbro traversed by later veins of felspathic Gabbro, Druim an Eidhne, Cuillin Hills, Skye[331]
331.Scuir na Gillean, Cuillin Hills, showing the characteristic craggy forms of the Gabbro. (From a photograph by Mr. Abraham, Keswick)[335]
332.Section across Glen Brittle, to show the general relations of the Bedded Basalts and the Gabbros[336]
333.View of the crest of the Cuillin Hills, showing the weathering of the Gabbro along its joints and of a compound basic dyke which rises through it. (From a photograph by Mr. Abraham, Keswick)[338]
334.Section across the Coire Uaigneich, Skye[341]
335.Banded and puckered gabbro, Druim an Eidhne, Glen Sligachan, Skye[342]
336.Banded structure in the Gabbro, from the ridge of Druim an Eidhne, between Loch Coruisk and Glen Sligachan [343]
337.Banded and doubly folded Gabbro, Druim an Eidhne, 10 feet broad[345]
338.Sketch of banded structure in the Gabbros of the hills at the head of Loch Scavaig[347]
339.Outline of the hills of the Island of Rum, sketched from near the Isle of Eigg[350]
340.View of Allival, Rum, sketched from the base of the north-east side of the cone[352]
341.Section of foliated Gabbros in the Tertiary volcanic series of Allival, Rum[353]
342.Altered Plateau-Basalts invaded by Gabbro, and with a Dyke of prismatic Basalt cutting both rocks, north slope of Ben Buy, Mull[357]
343.Theoretical representation of the structure of one of the Gabbro bosses of the Inner Hebrides[362]
344.Section through the Puy de la Goutte and Puy de Chopine[374]
345.View of the Huche Pointue and Huche Platte west of Le Pertuis[376]
346.View of Glamich, 2537 feet, Glen Sligachan. (From a photograph by R. J. A. Berry, M.D., lent by the Scottish Mountaineering Club)[380]
347.Section across the north slope of Beinn an Dubhaich, Skye[383]
348.Section from Beinn Dearg to Beinn an Dubhaich, Skye[385]
349.Section at north end of Beinn na Cro, Skye[388]
350.Ground-plan of basic dyke in Cambrian limestones truncated by granophyre which encloses large blocks of the dyke, Torrin, Skye[393]
351.Section on south side of Beinn an Dubhaich, Skye, showing the truncation of a basalt-dyke[394]
352.View of the hills on the south side of the head of Loch na Keal, showing the junction of the Granophyre and the bedded basalts[396]
353.Section on south side of Cruach Tòrr an Lochain, Mull[398]
354.Section at head of Allt na Searmoin, Mull[398]
355.Section on south side of Beinn Fhada, Mull[399]
356.Section to south of Loch na Dàiridh, Mull[400]
357.Section of junction of south side of Loch Ba' Granophyre boss, with the bedded basalts, Mull[401]
358.Mass of dark gabbro about two feet in diameter traversed by pale veins of Granophyre, lying on north slope of Creag na h-Iolaire, Mull[402]
359.Section at Creag na h-Iolaire, Glen More, Mull, showing basalts and gabbros resting on and pierced by Granophyre[402]
360.Section on north side of Orval, Rum[404]
361.Junction of Quartz-porphyry (Microgranite) and basic rocks, south-east side of Orval, Rum[404]
362.Junction of Granophyre and gabbro, north side of St. Kilda[410]
363.Veins of Granophyre traversing gabbro and splitting up into thin threads, north side of St. Kilda[411]
364.Pale Granophyre injected into dark basalt, South Bay, St. Kilda[412]
365.Veins of Granophyre traversing a fine-grained gabbro and scarcely entering a coarse-grained sheet, west side of Rueval, St. Kilda[413]
366.View of sills and veins of pale Granophyre traversing sheets of gabbro, west side of St. Kilda. (From a photograph by Colonel Evans)[414]
367.Section of the sea-cliff below Conacher, St. Kilda, showing basic dykes in Granophyre[417]
368.Triple basic dyke, sea-cliff, east side of St. Kilda[417]
369.Jointed structure of the Granite near the top of Goatfell, Arran. (From a photograph by Mr. W. Douglas, lent by the Scottish Mountaineering Club)[419]
370.Intrusive Rhyolite in the lower basalt group of Antrim, Templepatrick[427]
371.Section across the southern slope of Carnearny Hill, Antrim [427]
372.Section across the Granophyre Sills at Loch a' Mhullaich, above Skulamus, Skye[433]
373.Section to show the connection of a sill of Granophyre with its probable funnel of supply, Raasay[436]
374.Granophyre sill resting on Lower Lias shales with a dyke of basalt passing laterally into a sill, Suisnish Point, Isle of Raasay[436]
375.Weathered surface of spherulitic Granophyre from dyke in banded gabbros, Druim an Eidhne, Meall Dearg, Glen Sligachan, Skye. Natural size[438]
376.Plan of portion of the ridge north of Druim an Eidhne, Glen Sligachan, Skye, showing three dykes issuing from a mass of Granophyre[439]
377.Weathered surface of spherulitic Granophyre, from dyke in banded gabbros, Druim an Eidhne, Meall Dearg, Glen Sligachan, Skye. Natural size[440]
378.Plan of pale Granophyric dyke, with spherulitic and flow-structure, cutting and enclosing dark gabbro, Druim an Eidhne[441]
379.Dyke (six to ten feet broad) proceeding from a large body of Granophyre and traversing gabbro, from the same locality as Figs. [375] and [377][442]
380.Section of intruded veins of various acid rocks above River Clachaig, Mull[443]
381.Pitchstone vein traversing the bedded basalts, Rudh an Tangairt, Eigg[445]
382.Reversed fault on the eastern side of Svinö, Faroe Isles[454]
383.Reversed fault on the north-east headland of Sandö, Faroe Isle[454]