 | | Report (issue) | | 1958) Noo 13: The Tertiary Igneous Geology of the Isle of Skye by G. M. BROWN, 1vith contributions by...Trottemish Southern and Western Cuillins Northern Skye Eastern Cu illins Wcs1ern Redhills References EDITED...sketch-maps are 110 evidence of existence of a right-of-way. The onus of obtaining permission to use tracks...rests 011 the user of the Guide. Any information (e.g. change or u11s11itability of footpaths, new expos11res...expos11res, filling in of q11arries) that will help to make this G11ide more serviceable will be welcomed |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Rocks from the Isle of Skye North-West Scotland by s. MOORBATH and j . D. BELL Department of Geology and...THE application of strontium isotope abundance variations to the problem of the origin of igneous rocks...earnest with the studies of Hurley and his colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Faure &...& Hurley (1963) measured the abundance of Sr87, conveniently expressed as the Sr8T/Sr86 ratio, in twenty-five...samples was found to be 0-7078 with limits of variations of +0-002 and —0-003, although this average value |  | Vogel, Thomas A., Younker, Leland W., Wilband, John T., Kampmueller, Elaine (1984) Magma mixing: the Marsco suite, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 87 (3) 231-241 doi:10.1007/bf00373056 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Springer-Verlag 1984 Magma mixing: the Marsco suite, Isle of Skye, Scotland Thomas A. Vogel t, Leland W. Younker...proposed as a major mechanism for the origin of a wide variety of rock suites. In mid-ocean basalts there...obstacles to mixing because of the similarities in chemical and physical properties of the proposed end-members...present obstacles to mixing. The Marsco suite is ideal to evaluate the process of magma mixing because it is...is considered to be a classic example of magma mixing of diverse magma types and because compositionally |  | | Book (chapter) | | Province C. H. Emeleus Reader in Geology, University of Durham and M. C. Gyopari Senior Hydrogeologist,... Chapter 2 The Isle of Skye Introduction INTRODUCTION Skye is one of the classic areas of Great Britain...Britain for the study of igneous geology. The sea cliffs and hills in the north of the island magnificently...succession of mainly basaltic lavas which overlie Mesozoic sediments intruded by a suite of dolerite sills...Basaltic dykes of the northwest-trending swarm cut all these rocks. The Cuillins and Red Hills of central Skye |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Isle of Skye J. D. BELL BELL, J. D. 1976. The Tertiary intrusive complex of the Isle of Skye. Proc...history of investigations into the nature of the Tertiary intrusive complex of the Isle of Skye is reviewed...centres of activity have now been identified and mapped in variable detail: these are, in order of chronological...centres. An assessment of the number and types of the constituent units of these foci of activity reveals a...geological map of central Skye. The origin of various rock-types is investigated in the light of chemical, |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Associated Rocks of the Eastern Part of the Western Redhills Complex, Isle of Skye. By J. D. Bell, Department...Department of Geology and Mineralogy, Parka Eoad, Oxford. Communicated by Professor F. H. STEWABT, P.R...the head of Loch Ainort and the northern end of the Blaven Range in central Skye forms part of a Tertiary...lavas which show the effects of thermal metamorphism by a later intrusion of eucrite and gabbro. This latter...latter, which is part of the Blaven mass, has features of a layered intrusion such as igneous lamination |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 26 Ferrodiorite from the Isle of Skye. By L. R. WAOER and E. A. VINCENT Dept. of Geology and Mineralogy...an account of the marscoite suite of the Western Redhills Tertiary igneous centre of Skye, a description...here of one unit, the ferrodiorite. While accepting Harker's hypothesis of the hybrid origin of marscoite...the ferrodiorite, with which marscoite on Marsco is associated, is not itself a hybrid, but one of the...were formed. Among Thulean igneous rocks the ferrodiorite has mineralogical and chemical affinitieswith |  | | Book (chapter) | | Province C. H. Emeleus Reader in Geology, University of Durham and M. C. Gyopari Senior Hydrogeologist,... References Agrell, S.O. (1965) Polythermal metamorphism of limestones at Kilchoan, Ardnamurchan. Mineralogical...structure and petrology of the Tertiary volcanic rocks of Eigg. Muck and Canna, N.W. Scotland. Unpublished M.Sc...University of Durham. Allwright, A.E. and Hudson, J.D. (1982) The Sgurr of Eigg. Journal of the Geological...Society of London, 139, p. 215 (abstract). Almond, D.C. ( 1960) The Tertiary igneous geology of Strathaird |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Askja 1875, Skye 56 Ma: Basalt-triggered, Plinian, Mixed-magma Eruptions during the Emplacement of the Western...Western Redhills Granites, Isle-of-Skye, Scotland By R. N. THOMPSON,London *) With 8 figures and 1 table...anzusehen. Die Eociinen Granite yon Western Redhills, Skye, Schottland, weisen auf eine zweimalige Mischung...published accounts of the chronology of various Plinian explosive eruptions, notably that of Askja, Iceland...1875, have stressed the role of basic magma injected into the lower parts of stagnant semi-crystalline magma |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Petrogenesis of the Early Tertiary Lava Pile of the Isle of Skye, Scotland, and other Basic Rocks of the British...an Example of Magma-Crust Interaction department of Geology & Mineralogy, University of Oxford, Oxford...Oxford 0X1 3PR, U.K. "'•Department of Geology, Imperial College, London SW7 2BP (Received 7 December 1978;...ABSTRACT Most of the flows in the Palaeocene lava pile remnant of Skye are members of the Skye Main Lava...comprising transitional basalts and two associated suites of evolved lavas. The first suite evolves through Fe-rich |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | EVIDENCE CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF GRANITES OF THE ISLE OF SKYE, NORTHWEST SCOTLAND R.S. THORPE, P.J. POTTS and...and M.B. SARRE Department of Earth Sciences, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK 7 6AA...Eleven samples of Skye granites, two samples of Torridonian sandstone and one sample of Lewisian gneiss...activation analysis. The granites are representative of the main granite centres and compositional types...Hills granite intrusions show a systematic relation of REE content with Eu/Eu*. We suggest that the Glamaig |  | | Report (edition) | | Regional Geology The Palaeogene volcanic districts of Scotland FOURTH EDITION CH Emeleus BR Bell Contributor:...regional geology: the Palaeogene volcanic districts of Scotland (Fourth edition). (British Geological Survey...Printed in the UK b>f Hawthornes, Nottingham C/0 7105 Authors CH Emeleus Department of Earth Sciences...University of Durham, Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham DH I 3LE BR Bell Division of Earth Sciences...Sciences, University of Glasgow, Gregory Building, Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow G 12 BQQ Contributor D Stephenson |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THE ISLE OF SK'YE, NORTHWEST ROCKS SCOTLAND S. MOORBA T H a n d H. W E L K E Department of (!:eulogy...Tertiary (ca. 5 5 - 6 0 m.y.}, igneous rocks from Skye. Rocks analysed inelud,." ulirabasie, basic, intermediate...y. Each lead is therefore regarded as ~, mixtttre of ancient, crustal le~td, derived fro m the m~deriyiag...lead. 'The proportion and absoh'.te amount of each type of lead within a ~ven rock may be calculated Ilirom...Analogous calculations are also possible on the basis of the ,jbserved ee~Pb/ZO'tpb ratius. In general, the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | aspects of the origin of Hebridean Tertiary acid magmas. I. An experimental study of partial fusion of Lewisian...sediments R. N. THOMPSON Department of Geology, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London SW7...ABSTRACT.Thermal aspects of the conflictinghypotheses that the acid magmas of the British Tertiary Igneous...either fractional crystallization of basic magmas or partial fusion of country rocks around basic intrusions...(up to 12 m2 outcrops) of Lewisian gneiss occur in the ferrodiorite member of the Marscoite Suite in |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | aspects of the origin of Hebridean Tertiary acid magmas. II. Experimental melting behaviour of the granites...kbar PH20 R. N. THOMPSON Department of Geology, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London SW7...reported for three early Tertiary granites from Skye and one from Rhum, together with a quartz rnonzonite...high temperatures the morefusible crustal rock types of the region would be almost completely molten. If...they would inherit the incompatible element ratios of their sialic progenitors. This is demonstrably not |  | | Report (edition) | | DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC GEOLOGICAL BRITISH AND SURVEY INDUSTRIAL AND REGIONAL RESEARCH MUSEUM...MUSEUM GEOLOGY SCOTLAND: THE TERTIARY VOLCANIC a DISTRICTS (THIRD EDITION) EDINBURGH HER MAJESTY’S...Districts, Scotland (Geo/. Surv.) PLATE I __ (Frontispiece) A. THE CUILLIN HILLS AND BLAVEN, SKYE, FORMED...FORMED OF TERTIARY PLUTONIC ROCKS (GABBRO), FROM SOUTH-EAST Strathaird penninsula (middle distance) is...is composed of Jurassic strata overlain by Tertiary basalt lavas and the nearer headland of Torridonian |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Significance of Initial 87Sr/86Sr Ratios in the North Atlantic Tertiary Igneous Province in the Light of Rb-Sr...Rb-Sr, K-Ar and 18O-abundance Studies of the Sarqata qaqa Intrusive Complex Ubekendt Ejland, West Greenland...A WRE, Aldermaston, Reading RG7 4PR * Department of Geology, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ ABSTRACT...Ejland, yields an age and initial " S r / ^ r ratio of 65 ± 5 m.y. (Xp = 1-47x 10"11 yr"1) and 0-7045±00003...from the gabbro give ages of 55-4±l-5 and 54-0±l-5 m.y. Determinations of 16O/18O ratios in two gabbro |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geochemistry of Tertiary Igneous Rocks from the Isle of Skye, N.W. Scotland by ALAN P. DICKIN Department of Geology...Geology and Mineralogy, University of Oxford, Oxford 0X1 3 PR, UJC. {Received 14 July 1980; in revisedform...igneous rocks from the Isle of Skye and adjacent regions of northwest Scotland. New Sr isotope analyses...igneous rocks from Skye and adjacent regions in order to examine the genesis and evolution of Tertiary magmas...magmas in the Isle of Skye. Pb isotope analyses form a linear array on a Pb/Pb isochron diagram, with a | | | Report (edition) | | '"'"-~" '. . ' _The Tertiary Volcanic Districts of Scotland • • · • THIRD EQITION ""'" ".· '·. -~ ...lava Oow of the Mull Plateau Group (StafTa Suite). Massive, regular columns at the base of the flow are...are overlain by an upper tier of narrow, poorly developed irregular columns. The slaggy flow top is exposed...in the top right of the photograph. (D 2218) Tertiary Volcanic Districts, Scotland (Ceo!. Sure.) A...(Frontispiece) THE C-U ILLI N H ILLS AND BLAVEN, SKYE, FORMED OF TERTIARY PLUTONICROCKS (GABBRO), FROM SOUTH-EAST |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 33 OF T H E M I N E R A L O G I C A L SOCIETY September 1963 No. 262 Melting relations of Tertiary...granitic rocks in Skye and Rhum By G. M. BROWN,M.A., B.Se., D.Phil., F.G.S. Department of Geology and Mineralogy...Oxford [Read 8 November 1962] Summary. The results of reconnaissance melting experiments on Tertiary granophyres...water-vapour pressure show that the melting behaviour of these rocks can be viewed in relation to the synthetic...are constructed for Skye granophyres and, viewed in relation to the stability of tridymite, the depth |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | undulata-Distatodinium craterum zone 274, 275, A caste 210 - of downingiae (M urchison) 208, 2 13 - subcaudata (M...Aetostreon 142 Afr ican plate 330 AGER, D.V., The nature of the fossil record 131-59 Agglomerates 253, 259 Akera...B. J. P . WILLIAMS): Stratigraphy and stru cture of the Winsle Inlier, south-west Dyfed, Wales 221-9...Axial-planar cleavage 227 Axial turb idites 171 Ayre Beach, Isle or Man 311 - Group, Pleistocene 310, 311, 313 -...313 Ballaquark Sand 311 -Till 311,317 Ballateare, Isle or Man 311 Ballaugh Debris Fan 313, 317 - formation |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Wolf Rock: nepheline, 114 868 Goldscope, Vale of Newlands: pyromorphite, 722 morphite, 722 Poddy...Seathwaite, Borrowdale: clinozoisite, 868 Yewthwaite, Vale of Newlands: pyromorphite, 722 Derbyshire Calton Hill:...apatite, ilmenite, pyrrhotine, stilpnomelane, 1032 SCOTLAND Reyerite, 821 Traprain Law, Haddingtonshire:...Coire Dubh, Rhum: gabbro, felsite, 887 Marsco, Skye: ferrodiorite, ferrohortonolite, hypersthene, 26 INDEX |  | | Book | | Anderson Emeritus Professor of Geology, University College, Cardiff, UK PERGAMON PRESS QE 2fcl ASI7...vj* v Srt Cl 26 PERGAMON INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY of Science, Technology, Engineering and Social Studies...paperback library in aid of education, industrial training and the enjoyment of leisure Publisher: Robert...TEXTBOOK INSPECTION COPY SERVICE An inspection copy of any book published in the Pergamon International...recommendation. Copies may be retained for a period of 60 days from receipt and -eturned if not suitable |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | LATE PROTEROZOIC RIFTING OF NORTH AMERICA R.F. EMSLIE Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa K I A OE8... rapakivi granites, and Late Proterozoic rifting of North America. Precambrian Res., 7: 61---98. Ano...complexes are the chief manifestations of Elsonian magmatic activity of Paleohelikian age ( a b o u t - -...Canada. Magmatism of similar age and anorogenic character, though with fewer occurrences of massif anorthosite...complexes in the Grenville Province lie along the trend of this belt and, although few ages older than the profound |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (1987) 96:163-177 9 Springer-Verlag 1987 Origin of hybrid ferrolatite lavas from Magic Reservoir eruptive...Abstract. The mineralogy and geochemical characteristics of intermediate composition ferrolatites and related...to evaluate the origin and petrologic significance of these hybrid lavas. The ferrolatites are chemically...xenoliths of Archean granulites and have high 87Sr / S6Sr and low t43Nd/a44Nd ratios, all of which suggest...very closely reproduce the observed compositions of these ferrolatites; closed system fractionation and |
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