Barrow, George, 1853-1932 (geologist)
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from George Barrow, 20 October 1888
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/26
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from George Barrow concerning Geikie's wish to investigate the grounds for Barrow's assertion that the Loch Tay limestone and the Blair Atholl series are not on the same horizontal plane. He recommends that Geikie start his investigation at the Spital of Glenshee and recommends some accommodation there. Barrow lists the ascending stratigraphy which Geikie should observe, with additional notes on some of the apparant features. He offers to take Geikie over the...
Dates:
20 October 1888
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from George Barrow, 08 July 1897
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/27
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from George Barrow asking if Geikie could send Jethro Justinian Teall, to the Braemar area for between a week and 10 days, in a fortnight's time, as he believes that this will help him to understand the complexities of the metamorphic and dynamometamorpic rocks in the area. He wishes Geikie well for a forthcoming trip with Fridtjof Nansen.
Dates:
08 July 1897
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- Subject: Rocks, Metamorphic X