Presents an overview of the geological evolution of the island of Rum. This title provides a selection of excursions illustrating Rum's Paleocene igneous rocks. It offers advice on travelling to the island, accommodation, weather conditions, and midges.
This pocket-sized, flexi-back guide gives an overview of the geological evolution of the island of Rum and provides a comprehensive selection of excursions illustrating Rum's Paleocene igneous rocks. It gives advice on travelling to the island, accommodation, weather conditions - and midges.
'Overall this is a concise and well-written field guide and a must for anyone planning a geological expedition to the far flung islands of the Inner Hebrides - using this guide will make such a trip well worth it.' Proceedings of the Geologists' Association ' ... thorough and clearly presented with numerous photographs, maps and illustrations ... images are sharp and well-captioned. ... a must-aehv guide!' Mineral News ' ... thoroughly researched and wonderfully detailed. ... The descriptions are fabulous ... The guidebook is designed to be practical with a water-resistant cover and colour coding of page edges so that a particular excursion can be found quickly... a top quality publication at a very affordable cost, and I recommend it highly.' Journal of the Russell Society
C H Emeleus is at the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Durham. V R Troll is Professor in Petrology at the University of Uppsala, Sweden
Summary of the Geology of Rum Pre-Paleocene PaleoceneEXCURSIONS:Kinloch and surroundingsThe Northern Marginal Zone (NMZ)Hallival and AskivalThe Central IntrusionThe Canna lava formation in north-west RumMinishal and north-west RumThe Southern Mountains and DibidilKinloch - Allt na Ba - Beinn nan Stac - Lower Glen DibidilLower Glen Dibidil - Nameless and Forgotten Corries - Upper Glen Dibidil - Sandy Corrie - Sgurr nan GilleanLower Glen Dibidil - shoulder of Sgurr nan Gillean - Papadil