Mineralogy of the Scottish Isles: With Mineralogical Observations Made in a Tour Through Different Parts of the Mainland of Scotland: And Dissertations Upon Peat and Kelp; Volume 1
Mineralogy of the Scottish Isles: With Mineralogical Observations Made in a Tour Through Different Parts of the Mainland of Scotland: And Dissertations Upon Peat and Kelp; Volume 1
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1800 Excerpt: ...ifland was formerly joined with the granite coafl of Rossd, in Nlull. Dr. Dr. Garnet, in his lately publiihed tour through the Highlands, remarks, that the greater part of this ifland is formed of limefionez and that the firata are all of secondary formation. The first observation, as far as my experience goes, is ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1800 Excerpt: ...ifland was formerly joined with the granite coafl of Rossd, in Nlull. Dr. Dr. Garnet, in his lately publiihed tour through the Highlands, remarks, that the greater part of this ifland is formed of limefionez and that the firata are all of secondary formation. The first observation, as far as my experience goes, is incorrecft; for after having walked around a considerable part of the ifland, Ionly. found marble in one place; and was informed, that it had been observed in another spot. The other observation is contradicfted by the account I have just given of the flrata of the ifland. '-----'m, ---STAFFA. AS I had not an opportunity of Landing upon this remarkable iiland, I am prevented fromgiving any description of the rocks of which it is composed, from my own observations; I will, therefore, give a short account of it drawn fromthe accounts of This isle is about one mile long, and halfa mile broad, and nearly two miles in circumference. It is not very high; the highesl; part, which is that immediately above Fingal's cave, being about 114. feet above the level of the sea. Its coast is steep, and bounded by magnificent basaltic colonades; which are in several places broken into caves; and of these, the molt remarkable is that called Fingal's cave. It is not above 25 years fince the wonders-of this little spot were made known to philosophical enquirers, by Sir Joseph Banks, who communicated his elegant drawings and description, to the late Mr. Pennant. This will not appear surprifing, if we consider that those, who are accufiomed to travel frequently among the Hebridessbecome so much accustomed to the appearance of ba saltic colonades, that it requires something 'very extraordinary to excite their curiofity. Staffa, even at no great distance, has a more diminu..
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