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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 series in his own area so that he can see that they are identical to those at Blair Atholl, except in their degree of metamorphism.

Dates

  • Creation: 20 October 1888

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Physical Description

1 letter

Extent

From the Fonds: 2 metres

Physical Description

1 letter

Processing Information

None

Processing Information

Sarah Higgins 19 June 2001

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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