The Edinburgh Geologist
Issue no 37

Editor: Alan Fyfe

Published October 2001

Cover illustration: the cover shows part of a drawing by John Clerk of Eldin made during an excavation of Frederick Street in 1786 or 1787. Of particular interest is the use of the 'brick' symbol for well-bedded competent strata with prominent joints perpendicular to the bedding. See article entitled 'Brick-a-brack' on page 28 of this issue. 

This drawing is one of several belonging to Sir John Clerk of Penicuik and reproduced in facsimile in the folio entitled James Hutton's 'Theory of the Earth': the lost drawings by G Y Craig, D B McIntyre & C D Waterston, published in 1978 by Scottish Academic Press.

Contents

Page

Editorial

1

The international significance of Agassiz Rock by David Land

3

Earth System Processes Conference by Nick Golledge, Sarah Arkley & Charlotte Vye

6

Environmental geology - the marine dimension by John H Hull

10

Design a diploma! by David Land for Council

21

A caseful of correspondence by the Editor, based on contributions from Corresponding Fellows

24

Brick-a-brack by Donald McIntyre

28

What's in a Name - Red Rocks by Alan Fyfe

30

Geo-vineyards contributed by the Editor

33

Poet's Corner - The Toad in the Stone by Alexander Rose

34

Rocksword Puzzle No. 6 by Angela Anderson

37

Book Reviews:

Strata - review by Andrew McMillan

38

The map that changed the world - Simon Winchester review by Norman Butcher

40

Northumberland: the power of place review by David Land

42