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The Edinburgh Geologist - Issue no 38

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
Whatís 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 - LíAmmonite 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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