Welcome!
Welcome to the Geology of Mull and Iona!(Please note: The site is being extensively updated - all that is in place right now are the bare bones. The site should be completed by the 1st January 2010)
Thanks for being patient!)
This site was set up to promote the geology of the Isle of Mull and
the surrounding area. The geology of this area is fascinating - much of it
is world-famous; the purpose of this site is to make available information,
resources and data for anyone who is interested in the geology of Mull and
the neighbouring islands.
If you want to get straight to the interesting
geological stuff, click here, or on the Geology
link above and it will take you to the geological information pages. One of
the author's ambitions is to build up a complete definitive collection of
the many and varied rock types to be found in these Islands. The
Gallery pages will eventually have photographs of
this collection.
Because of the nature of a site like this, it will never be complete - there
will
always be new content to add to it and possibly to take away, so keep
coming back and see what's new. Updates to the site will be listed on the
front page - check this first
If you have any comments, please contact the webmaster through the Contact page.
The page links above should be fairly obvious. The Geology link takes
you to pages that deal with sites, excursions, papers, reports etc. The
Gallery link takes you to photo galleries of Mull showing the wide variety
of the geology. Use the About page if you want to find out more about the
purposes behind the site. The Resources page lists books, maps, memoirs and
other material which you will find useful. The
Interactive page is for blogs, feedback and things like
that. And also my Guestbook.
Explore the site, have fun and maybe see you in Mull some day!
James Westland,
Tobermory, Isle of Mull
BTW: Top banner image is the view from Ben Buie (gabbro) over to Ben
More, A'Chioch and Beinn Fhada (mainly basalts and cone sheets). Footer is
a thin section of gabbro under crossed polars.