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Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] Geology of Mull
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 05:36:38 +0000
Thanks for that, Brian (and for yours, Piers).  It is really interesting for a 
non-geologist.

However, I believe that "striations" remains an appropriate word to use to 
describe such lines.  It's not necessarily a geological term.

Chris

On 27 Oct 13, at 17:58, Brian Gray <bsg017@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>   [1]http://www.snh.org.uk/pdfs/publications/geology/mull%20geology.pdf
>   Bob and Chris have been discussing the geology underlying one of Bob
>   Whitmire's recent  pictures.   If they look at page 6 of the above .pdf
>   about the geology of Mull and Iona, I believe they will see the same
>   piece of geology along with a geologist's explanation.  As I understand
>   it, the steps are a consequence of successive weathered lava flows.  My
>   wife, who is an amateur geologist found the reference when she felt
>   that the features were not 'striations'.
>   Brian Gray

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