1855 |
Born June 2nd. Educated at St. Andrews University. While there carries out series of analyses on minerals under Heddle. |
1876 |
Joined Geological Survey as Assistant Geologist. |
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First field mapping under Peach and Jack in Eskdale and Liddesdale. |
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Later mapped large areas of crystalline schists in Banffshire, North East Aberdeenshire, Central Perthshire near Ben Nevis and parts of Knapdale Plateau in Argyll. |
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While in Perth made series of soundings in Lochs Tay, Earn and Tummel, results published in Scottish Geographic Magazine (1888). |
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Undertook revision of Fife Coalfield and examination of new mines and bores. (Services acknowledged by Geikie in memoirs on East and Central Fife). |
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Paper in ?? Geol. Mag. - Tay Valley. |
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Made analyses of volcanic rocks – some published in “Ancient Volcanoes” and in the North West Highlands memoir. |
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Made analyses also of Carboniferous limestones from Midland Valley. |
1901 |
Promoted to Geologist. |
1908 |
Died December 29th. |
1916 |
Memoir, in part – "Ben Nevis" (1916) |
1902 |
Memoir, in part – "Lower Strathspey" (1902) |
1920 |
Memoir, in part – "Central Coalfield of Scotland Area VII (1920). |
1882 |
Memoir: "North Aberdeenshire and East Banff" (1882) |
1910 |
Memoir, in part – "Edinburgh" (1910) |
1890 |
Memoir, in part – "Central Aberdeenshire" (1890) |
1912 |
Memoir, in part – "Oil Shales of the Lothians " (1912) |
1908 |
Memoir, in part – "Oban" (1908) |
1909 |
Memoir, in part – "Seaborad of Mid-Argyll" (1909) |
1911 |
Memoir, in part – "Knapdale and Jura" (1911) |
1905 |
Memoir, in part – ; "Blair Atholl" (1905) |
1911 |
Memoir, in part – "Glasgow" (1911) |