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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.
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| 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 |