The Tertiary Igneous Rocks of Skye (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Tertiary Igneous Rocks of Skye (Classic Reprint) written by Alfred Harker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Tertiary Igneous Rocks of Skye The Tertiary Volcanic region of the West of Scotland is well known to be of exceptional interest from many points of view, and on this account my predecessor, Sir A. Geikie, determined that a typical portion of the region should be mapped and described in great detail. The district comprising the central mountain group of Skye was selected by him, and the services of Mr. Harker were. Secured in order that the actual survey and the petrographical work might be carried out by the same Officer. The present memoir is, therefore, the result of work which was planned and in great part executed under the direction of Sir A. Geikie, who has himself contributed very largely to our knowledge of the selected area, and who has taken from first to last special interest in Mr. Harker's researches. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.