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Mineral resources of the Inner Hebrides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2012

C. D. Gribble
C. D. Gribble
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Department of Geology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ
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Synopsis

The review examines the commercial potential of deposits of iron ores, lead, chromite, silica-rich rocks and diatomite that the Inner Hebrides possesses. Working quarries are described and their reserves estimated. Careful assessment of all the available data suggests that only the Raasay Ironstone, two diatomite deposits in Skye and an operating sand and gravel deposit at Allt Anavig in Skye merit further, detailed investigation.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 83: The Natural Environment of the Inner Hebrides , 1983 , pp. 611 - 625
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1983

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