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In 1899 Sir Archibald Geikie edited and published the third volume of Hutton's Theory of the Earth. The two earlier volumes had been published as far back as 1795. In his preface Sir A. Geikie gives the history of the MS. from which the present volume was printed; and he provides at the end of the work not only an index of Vol. III, but also, and separately, a most valuable index of the two earlier volumes, in which we note three references to Arran. In Vol. Ill, however, the last and longest chapter is devoted to “An Examination of the Mineral History of the Island of Arran” (pp. 191–267).
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page 369 note * Theory of the Earth, with Proofs and Illustrations. In Four Parts. By Hutton, James, M.D., F.R.S.E. Vol. III. Edited by SirGeikie, Archibald, D.C.L., F.R.S. Geological Society of London (1899), pp. xvi + 278. With an Index to Vols. I and II (pp. xiii)Google Scholar.
page 371 note * Actually the schist can be traced to within 3–4 feet of the granite. The contact can also be seen in the adjoining tributary, the Garbh Allt.
page 373 note * “This place” also has recollections for the writer for, sitting astride the very sharp ridge in a strong gale, hammering at the pitchstone, he had the misfortune to be struck in the eye by a flying flake of pitchstone, fortunately the flat side and not the razor-sharp edge, and half blinded, so that he had to sit and hold on for half an hour or so before he could see well enough to resume the traverse.