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Cover image for The Edinburgh Geologist issue 2
The Edinburgh Geologist - Issue no 2

Editors: Helena Butler & Andrew McMillan

Published Autumn 1977

Cover illustration: this view of Suilven, one of the isolated west Sutherland peaks of Torridonian Sandstone resting on a pavement of Lewisian Gneiss, was drawn in 1888 on the back of a Geological Survey field map by Dr B N Peach. Many of Peach's field maps are embellished with similar drawings of landscapes, geological sections, animals or rustic scenes.

Reproduced with permission of the Director of the British Geological Survey.
IPR/26-2C British Geological Survey. © NERC. All rights reserved.

Contents page
History of the search for gold veins in the Leadhills-Wanlockhead district by R J Gillanders 1
Early Scottish geological literature by Colin D Will 9
Over the sea to Rum by Andrew McMillan 13
Institute of Geological Sciences: formal opening of Murchison House by D C Greig 18
Society Publications by Ian Bunyan 21
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