The Edinburgh Geologist
Issue no 38

Cover image for The Edinburgh Geologist issue 37

Silver Anniversary Edition

Editor: Alan Fyfe

Published April 2002

Cover illustration: the cover shows a specimen of the silver mineral proustite.This is one of the oldest specimens in the National Museums of Scotland mineral collection and although no data exists, the locality is thought to be Germany. The scratches on the crystal faces indicate the low hardness of this mineral. The photograph is published courtesy and copyright of the Trustees of the National Museums of Scotland. (see article by Brian Jackson on page 4 of this issue).


Contents

Page

Editorial

1

An element of surprise: silver  by Brian Jackson

4

Silver anniversary prize competition set by the Editor

9

Hugh Miller and his fossils - a bicentenary appreciation  by Michael A Taylor

10

Murchison in Bohemia by Radvan Horny

20

The Hutton Memorial Garden  by Norman Butcher

27

Strange Earth No 18 - The mud springs of Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire  by Bill Baird

30

Evolution and genetics by Angus Harkness

32

What's in a Name? Gaelic names around Loch Tay  by David Jones

34

        Red Rocks - postscript  by Ian Winterflood

 

        Louis Agassiz - postscript by Alyn Jones

 

Geo-vineyards - L'Ammonite contributed by Cliff Porteous; tasting notes by the Editor

39

Poet's Corner - La chanson du Moine Thrust  by Maurice Lugeon, contributed by Averil Hope Smith

40

Rocksword Puzzle No. 7  by Angela Anderson

43

Proceedings of the Edinburgh Geological Society for 2000-2001  compiled by David Land

44


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