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  1. A #FridayFold from the west coast of the #IsleofLewis.

    The dark mafic #OuterHebrides dykes were intruded into the #Lewisian gneiss. The original cross cutting relationship has been brought into near concordance during subsequent #Laxfordian deformation which also generated these folds.

  2. A #FridayFold from the west coast of the #IsleofLewis.

    The dark mafic #OuterHebrides dykes were intruded into the #Lewisian gneiss. The original cross cutting relationship has been brought into near concordance during subsequent #Laxfordian deformation which also generated these folds.

  3. A #FridayFold from the west coast of the #IsleofLewis.

    The dark mafic #OuterHebrides dykes were intruded into the #Lewisian gneiss. The original cross cutting relationship has been brought into near concordance during subsequent #Laxfordian deformation which also generated these folds.

  4. A #FridayFold from the west coast of the #IsleofLewis.

    The dark mafic #OuterHebrides dykes were intruded into the #Lewisian gneiss. The original cross cutting relationship has been brought into near concordance during subsequent #Laxfordian deformation which also generated these folds.

  5. Tiger stipe camouflage isn't really effective on the west coast of the #IsleofLewis👀
    Compositional (rhythmic?) banding is preserved locally within an occurrence of #Lewisian "Older Basic Suite" meta-basics/ultrabasics.
    #Archaean

  6. Tiger stipe camouflage isn't really effective on the west coast of the #IsleofLewis👀
    Compositional (rhythmic?) banding is preserved locally within an occurrence of #Lewisian "Older Basic Suite" meta-basics/ultrabasics.
    #Archaean

  7. Tiger stipe camouflage isn't really effective on the west coast of the #IsleofLewis👀
    Compositional (rhythmic?) banding is preserved locally within an occurrence of #Lewisian "Older Basic Suite" meta-basics/ultrabasics.
    #Archaean

  8. Tiger stipe camouflage isn't really effective on the west coast of the #IsleofLewis👀
    Compositional (rhythmic?) banding is preserved locally within an occurrence of #Lewisian "Older Basic Suite" meta-basics/ultrabasics.
    #Archaean

  9. Tiger stipe camouflage isn't really effective on the west coast of the #IsleofLewis👀
    Compositional (rhythmic?) banding is preserved locally within an occurrence of #Lewisian "Older Basic Suite" meta-basics/ultrabasics.
    #Archaean

  10. #FieldtripFriday revisited. In 1975 I visited this unconformity on the north side of Loch Assynt where #Torridonian sandstones and conglomerates overlie #Lewisian gneiss.
    I even spotted the ledge I climbed onto to point out the unconformity surface to my classmates.
    #Geology

  11. #FieldtripFriday revisited. In 1975 I visited this unconformity on the north side of Loch Assynt where #Torridonian sandstones and conglomerates overlie #Lewisian gneiss.
    I even spotted the ledge I climbed onto to point out the unconformity surface to my classmates.
    #Geology

  12. #FieldtripFriday revisited. In 1975 I visited this unconformity on the north side of Loch Assynt where #Torridonian sandstones and conglomerates overlie #Lewisian gneiss.
    I even spotted the ledge I climbed onto to point out the unconformity surface to my classmates.
    #Geology

  13. Attenuation of the limbs in these folds has left some of the fold hinges essentially floating.
    #Laxfordian folding on the north west coast of the #IsleofLewis

    #TectonicTuesday #Geology #Lewisian #Folding

  14. Attenuation of the limbs in these folds has left some of the fold hinges essentially floating.
    #Laxfordian folding on the north west coast of the #IsleofLewis

    #TectonicTuesday #Geology #Lewisian #Folding

  15. Attenuation of the limbs in these folds has left some of the fold hinges essentially floating.
    #Laxfordian folding on the north west coast of the #IsleofLewis

    #TectonicTuesday #Geology #Lewisian #Folding

  16. Attenuation of the limbs in these folds has left some of the fold hinges essentially floating.
    #Laxfordian folding on the north west coast of the #IsleofLewis

    #TectonicTuesday #Geology #Lewisian #Folding

  17. #MinCup23 Here's a gorgeous big zircon crystal in a rock thin section of a Lewisian gneiss from Rodil in South Harris. Field of view about 2mm wide. 🥰 🤩 #VoteZircon #Geology #Mineralogy #Lewisian

  18. #MinCup23 Here's a gorgeous big zircon crystal in a rock thin section of a Lewisian gneiss from Rodil in South Harris. Field of view about 2mm wide. 🥰 🤩 #VoteZircon #Geology #Mineralogy #Lewisian

  19. #MinCup23 Here's a gorgeous big zircon crystal in a rock thin section of a Lewisian gneiss from Rodil in South Harris. Field of view about 2mm wide. 🥰 🤩 #VoteZircon #Geology #Mineralogy #Lewisian

  20. #MinCup23 Here's a gorgeous big zircon crystal in a rock thin section of a Lewisian gneiss from Rodil in South Harris. Field of view about 2mm wide. 🥰 🤩 #VoteZircon #Geology #Mineralogy #Lewisian

  21. #MinCup23 Here's a gorgeous big zircon crystal in a rock thin section of a Lewisian gneiss from Rodil in South Harris. Field of view about 2mm wide. 🥰 🤩 #VoteZircon #Geology #Mineralogy #Lewisian

  22. #MinCup23 Dioptase vs zircon: dioptase is THE GREEEN, but not a lot else. Zircon does all the colours, twinkles/sparkles, is the BEST STORYTELLER, and glows gold under UV light. Also, it's never won the mineral cup, and really deserves to. This concentration of megazircons (up to 5mm or so) under 254nm UV light, is from a Lewisian ultramafic gneiss in Iona. #Geology #Zircon #Lewisian

  23. #MinCup23 Dioptase vs zircon: dioptase is THE GREEEN, but not a lot else. Zircon does all the colours, twinkles/sparkles, is the BEST STORYTELLER, and glows gold under UV light. Also, it's never won the mineral cup, and really deserves to. This concentration of megazircons (up to 5mm or so) under 254nm UV light, is from a Lewisian ultramafic gneiss in Iona. #Geology #Zircon #Lewisian

  24. #MinCup23 Dioptase vs zircon: dioptase is THE GREEEN, but not a lot else. Zircon does all the colours, twinkles/sparkles, is the BEST STORYTELLER, and glows gold under UV light. Also, it's never won the mineral cup, and really deserves to. This concentration of megazircons (up to 5mm or so) under 254nm UV light, is from a Lewisian ultramafic gneiss in Iona. #Geology #Zircon #Lewisian

  25. #MinCup23 Dioptase vs zircon: dioptase is THE GREEEN, but not a lot else. Zircon does all the colours, twinkles/sparkles, is the BEST STORYTELLER, and glows gold under UV light. Also, it's never won the mineral cup, and really deserves to. This concentration of megazircons (up to 5mm or so) under 254nm UV light, is from a Lewisian ultramafic gneiss in Iona. #Geology #Zircon #Lewisian

  26. ... and also from yesterday, here's a wee handful of proper Iona greenstones: pebbles of Lewisian serpentine marble. There is a lovely range of textures and colours in these marbles. I never get tired of them 🥰 🤩 😊 #Geology #Iona #Lewisian #Pebbles

  27. ... and also from yesterday, here's a wee handful of proper Iona greenstones: pebbles of Lewisian serpentine marble. There is a lovely range of textures and colours in these marbles. I never get tired of them 🥰 🤩 😊 #Geology #Iona #Lewisian #Pebbles

  28. ... and also from yesterday, here's a wee handful of proper Iona greenstones: pebbles of Lewisian serpentine marble. There is a lovely range of textures and colours in these marbles. I never get tired of them 🥰 🤩 😊 #Geology #Iona #Lewisian #Pebbles

  29. ... and also from yesterday, here's a wee handful of proper Iona greenstones: pebbles of Lewisian serpentine marble. There is a lovely range of textures and colours in these marbles. I never get tired of them 🥰 🤩 😊 #Geology #Iona #Lewisian #Pebbles

  30. ... and also from yesterday, here's a wee handful of proper Iona greenstones: pebbles of Lewisian serpentine marble. There is a lovely range of textures and colours in these marbles. I never get tired of them 🥰 🤩 😊 #Geology #Iona #Lewisian #Pebbles

  31. Has anybody seen this rock type in the #Lewisian of NW Scotland?

    These examples are in the Ness Assemblage on the west coast of the #isleoflewis

  32. Has anybody seen this rock type in the #Lewisian of NW Scotland?

    These examples are in the Ness Assemblage on the west coast of the #isleoflewis

  33. Has anybody seen this rock type in the #Lewisian of NW Scotland?

    These examples are in the Ness Assemblage on the west coast of the #isleoflewis

  34. Ultrabasic boudins and 'pods' frequently occur in #Lewisian gneisses on the #IsleofLewis.
    These examples are on the beach at Port Nis (Port of Ness), near the northern end of the island.

  35. Ultrabasic boudins and 'pods' frequently occur in #Lewisian gneisses on the #IsleofLewis.
    These examples are on the beach at Port Nis (Port of Ness), near the northern end of the island.

  36. Ultrabasic boudins and 'pods' frequently occur in #Lewisian gneisses on the #IsleofLewis.
    These examples are on the beach at Port Nis (Port of Ness), near the northern end of the island.

  37. Ultrabasic boudins and 'pods' frequently occur in #Lewisian gneisses on the #IsleofLewis.
    These examples are on the beach at Port Nis (Port of Ness), near the northern end of the island.

  38. Another hard day in the office😎 looking for a #FridayFold

    The #Lewisian gneisses on the beach at Port Nis (Port of Ness) have been folded during the #Laxfordian.
    #IsleofLewis

  39. Another hard day in the office😎 looking for a #FridayFold

    The #Lewisian gneisses on the beach at Port Nis (Port of Ness) have been folded during the #Laxfordian.
    #IsleofLewis

  40. Another hard day in the office😎 looking for a #FridayFold

    The #Lewisian gneisses on the beach at Port Nis (Port of Ness) have been folded during the #Laxfordian.
    #IsleofLewis

  41. Another hard day in the office😎 looking for a #FridayFold

    The #Lewisian gneisses on the beach at Port Nis (Port of Ness) have been folded during the #Laxfordian.
    #IsleofLewis

  42. #Torridonian on Tuesday.

    Glacial erratic on the north-west coast of the #IsleofLewis.
    After a couple of hours trying to figure out what was going on in the grey #Lewisian mylonites🤓 I was ready for a distraction.

  43. #Torridonian on Tuesday.

    Glacial erratic on the north-west coast of the #IsleofLewis.
    After a couple of hours trying to figure out what was going on in the grey #Lewisian mylonites🤓 I was ready for a distraction.

  44. #Torridonian on Tuesday.

    Glacial erratic on the north-west coast of the #IsleofLewis.
    After a couple of hours trying to figure out what was going on in the grey #Lewisian mylonites🤓 I was ready for a distraction.

  45. Large granitic pegmatites cut across the South Harris Meta-igneous Complex and show complex intergrowth patterns picked out by black biotite.

    We returned via Bagh Steinigidh where a narrow slice of #Lewisian meta-sediments contain folded marble bands.

  46. Large granitic pegmatites cut across the South Harris Meta-igneous Complex and show complex intergrowth patterns picked out by black biotite.

    We returned via Bagh Steinigidh where a narrow slice of #Lewisian meta-sediments contain folded marble bands.

  47. Large granitic pegmatites cut across the South Harris Meta-igneous Complex and show complex intergrowth patterns picked out by black biotite.

    We returned via Bagh Steinigidh where a narrow slice of #Lewisian meta-sediments contain folded marble bands.

  48. Large granitic pegmatites cut across the South Harris Meta-igneous Complex and show complex intergrowth patterns picked out by black biotite.

    We returned via Bagh Steinigidh where a narrow slice of #Lewisian meta-sediments contain folded marble bands.

  49. Fun couple of days exploring the local #Lewisian geology with
    @early_earth_tim

    Firstly the #Archean (approx. 2.8 billion years old) ultrabasic intrusions at Maaruig (Maraig).

    Then 3D outcrop mapping #Laxfordian folds in the Ness assemblage supracrustals at Eoropaidh (Eoropie).

  50. Fun couple of days exploring the local #Lewisian geology with
    @early_earth_tim

    Firstly the #Archean (approx. 2.8 billion years old) ultrabasic intrusions at Maaruig (Maraig).

    Then 3D outcrop mapping #Laxfordian folds in the Ness assemblage supracrustals at Eoropaidh (Eoropie).

  51. Fun couple of days exploring the local #Lewisian geology with
    @early_earth_tim

    Firstly the #Archean (approx. 2.8 billion years old) ultrabasic intrusions at Maaruig (Maraig).

    Then 3D outcrop mapping #Laxfordian folds in the Ness assemblage supracrustals at Eoropaidh (Eoropie).