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	~~'''Johnstone, G S and Mykura, W. 1989. British regional geology: Northern Highlands of Scotland. Fourth edition. Keyworth, Nottingham: British Geological Survey.'''~~		{{NHRG}}

	[[File:P894490.jpg\|200px\|right\|Northern Highlands regional guide cover image. P894490.]]		[[File:P894490.jpg\|200px\|right\|Northern Highlands regional guide cover image. P894490.]]

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	The authors wish to acknowledge the help received from their colleagues in BGS. Dr F. May read the chapters dealing with the Moine and its intrusions, Mr P. J. Brand checked the fossil names appearing in Chapters 4, 10, 12 and 13 and produced the fossil plates (Plates 24 and 25). The block diagram illustrating the palaeogeography of the Helmsdale Boulder Bed ([[Media:P915502.jpg\|P915502]]) is based on a diagram by Dr C. E. Deegan. Particular thanks are also due to Professor P. E. Brown, who made available his chapter on ‘Caledonian and earlier magmatism’ prior to its publication in ‘The Geology of Scotland’ (2nd Edition). Many of the figures in the text are based on ones published previously, and the authors thank the following for permission to use or adapt their diagrams: Dr A. D.Stewart ([[Media:P915465.jpg\|P915465]]), ([[Media:P915467.jpg\|P915467]]), ([[Media:P915468.jpg\|P915468]]), Dr G. E. Williams ([[Media:P915465.jpg\|P915465]]), Drs M. P. Coward and J. H. Kim ([[Media:P915469.jpg\|P915469]]), Drs J. A. Brewer and D. K. Smythe ([[Media:P915470.jpg\|P915470]]), Dr M. R. W. Johnson ([[Media:P915469.jpg\|P915469]]), Dr D. Powell ([[Media:P915474.jpg\|P915474]]), Drs D. Wilson, J. Shepherd and R. I. Harker ([[Media:P915478.jpg\|P915478]]), Professor I. Parsons ([[Media:P915481.jpg\|P915481]]), Dr R. N. Donovan ([[Media:P915489.jpg\|P915489]]), Dr J. M. Speight and others ([[Media:P915494.jpg\|P915494]] and [[Media:P915495.jpg\|P915495]]), Dr D. Evans and others ([[Media:P915496.jpg\|P915496]]), Dr R. Steel ([[Media:P915497.jpg\|P915497]]), and Dr R. M. Sykes ([[Media:P915499.jpg\|P915499]] and [[Media:P915501.jpg\|P915501]]).		The authors wish to acknowledge the help received from their colleagues in BGS. Dr F. May read the chapters dealing with the Moine and its intrusions, Mr P. J. Brand checked the fossil names appearing in Chapters 4, 10, 12 and 13 and produced the fossil plates (Plates 24 and 25). The block diagram illustrating the palaeogeography of the Helmsdale Boulder Bed ([[Media:P915502.jpg\|P915502]]) is based on a diagram by Dr C. E. Deegan. Particular thanks are also due to Professor P. E. Brown, who made available his chapter on ‘Caledonian and earlier magmatism’ prior to its publication in ‘The Geology of Scotland’ (2nd Edition). Many of the figures in the text are based on ones published previously, and the authors thank the following for permission to use or adapt their diagrams: Dr A. D.Stewart ([[Media:P915465.jpg\|P915465]]), ([[Media:P915467.jpg\|P915467]]), ([[Media:P915468.jpg\|P915468]]), Dr G. E. Williams ([[Media:P915465.jpg\|P915465]]), Drs M. P. Coward and J. H. Kim ([[Media:P915469.jpg\|P915469]]), Drs J. A. Brewer and D. K. Smythe ([[Media:P915470.jpg\|P915470]]), Dr M. R. W. Johnson ([[Media:P915469.jpg\|P915469]]), Dr D. Powell ([[Media:P915474.jpg\|P915474]]), Drs D. Wilson, J. Shepherd and R. I. Harker ([[Media:P915478.jpg\|P915478]]), Professor I. Parsons ([[Media:P915481.jpg\|P915481]]), Dr R. N. Donovan ([[Media:P915489.jpg\|P915489]]), Dr J. M. Speight and others ([[Media:P915494.jpg\|P915494]] and [[Media:P915495.jpg\|P915495]]), Dr D. Evans and others ([[Media:P915496.jpg\|P915496]]), Dr R. Steel ([[Media:P915497.jpg\|P915497]]), and Dr R. M. Sykes ([[Media:P915499.jpg\|P915499]] and [[Media:P915501.jpg\|P915501]]).
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	The authors wish to acknowledge the help received from their colleagues in BGS. Dr F. May read the chapters dealing with the Moine and its intrusions, Mr P. J. Brand checked the fossil names appearing in Chapters 4, 10, 12 and 13 and produced the fossil plates (Plates 24 and 25). The block diagram illustrating the palaeogeography of the Helmsdale Boulder Bed ([[Media:P915502.jpg\|P915502]]) is based on a diagram by Dr C. E. Deegan. Particular thanks are also due to Professor P. E. Brown, who made available his chapter on ‘Caledonian and earlier magmatism’ prior to its publication in ‘The Geology of Scotland’ (2nd Edition). Many of the figures in the text are based on ones published previously, and the authors thank the following for permission to use or adapt their diagrams: Dr A. D.Stewart ([[Media:P915465.jpg\|P915465]]), ([[Media:P915467.jpg\|P915467]]), ([[Media:P915468.jpg\|P915468]]), Dr G. E. Williams ([[Media:P915465.jpg\|P915465]]), Drs M. P. Coward and J. H. Kim ([[Media:P915469.jpg\|P915469]]), Drs J. A. Brewer and D. K. Smythe ([[Media:P915470.jpg\|P915470]]), Dr M. R. W. Johnson ([[Media:P915469.jpg\|P915469]]), Dr D. Powell ([[Media:P915474.jpg\|P915474]]), Drs D. Wilson, J. Shepherd and R. I. Harker ([[Media:P915478.jpg\|P915478]]), Professor I. Parsons ([[Media:P915481.jpg\|P915481]]), Dr R. N. Donovan ([[Media:P915489.jpg\|P915489]]), Dr J. M. Speight and others ([[Media:P915494.jpg\|P915494]] and [[Media:P915495.jpg\|P915495]]), Dr D. Evans and others ([[Media:P915496.jpg\|P915496]]), Dr R. Steel ([[Media:P915497.jpg\|P915497]]), and Dr R. M. Sykes ([[Media:P915499.jpg\|P915499]] and [[Media:P915501.jpg\|P915501]]).		The authors wish to acknowledge the help received from their colleagues in BGS. Dr F. May read the chapters dealing with the Moine and its intrusions, Mr P. J. Brand checked the fossil names appearing in Chapters 4, 10, 12 and 13 and produced the fossil plates (Plates 24 and 25). The block diagram illustrating the palaeogeography of the Helmsdale Boulder Bed ([[Media:P915502.jpg\|P915502]]) is based on a diagram by Dr C. E. Deegan. Particular thanks are also due to Professor P. E. Brown, who made available his chapter on ‘Caledonian and earlier magmatism’ prior to its publication in ‘The Geology of Scotland’ (2nd Edition). Many of the figures in the text are based on ones published previously, and the authors thank the following for permission to use or adapt their diagrams: Dr A. D.Stewart ([[Media:P915465.jpg\|P915465]]), ([[Media:P915467.jpg\|P915467]]), ([[Media:P915468.jpg\|P915468]]), Dr G. E. Williams ([[Media:P915465.jpg\|P915465]]), Drs M. P. Coward and J. H. Kim ([[Media:P915469.jpg\|P915469]]), Drs J. A. Brewer and D. K. Smythe ([[Media:P915470.jpg\|P915470]]), Dr M. R. W. Johnson ([[Media:P915469.jpg\|P915469]]), Dr D. Powell ([[Media:P915474.jpg\|P915474]]), Drs D. Wilson, J. Shepherd and R. I. Harker ([[Media:P915478.jpg\|P915478]]), Professor I. Parsons ([[Media:P915481.jpg\|P915481]]), Dr R. N. Donovan ([[Media:P915489.jpg\|P915489]]), Dr J. M. Speight and others ([[Media:P915494.jpg\|P915494]] and [[Media:P915495.jpg\|P915495]]), Dr D. Evans and others ([[Media:P915496.jpg\|P915496]]), Dr R. Steel ([[Media:P915497.jpg\|P915497]]), and Dr R. M. Sykes ([[Media:P915499.jpg\|P915499]] and [[Media:P915501.jpg\|P915501]]).
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The British regional geology: Northern Highlands of Scotland has been converted to a series of articles for this wiki. The book is available for purchase at the [http://shop.bgs.ac.uk/Bookshop/product.cfm?p_id=BRG02A BGS Online Shop] Its full reference is:

'''Johnstone, G S and Mykura, W. 1989. British regional geology: Northern Highlands of Scotland. Fourth edition. Keyworth, Nottingham: British Geological Survey.'''

[[File:P894490.jpg|200px|right|Northern Highlands regional guide cover image. P894490.]]

== Contents ==
=== [[Introduction to the Northern Highlands of Scotland|Introduction]] ===

:: [[Introduction to the Northern Highlands of Scotland#Boundaries of the area|Boundaries of the area]]

:: [[Introduction to the Northern Highlands of Scotland#Physical features|Physical features]]

:: [[Introduction to the Northern Highlands of Scotland#Scenery|Scenery]]

:: [[Summary of the geology, Northern Highlands of Scotland#Summary of the geology|Summary of the geology]]

=== [[Lewisian, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Lewisian]] ===

:: [[Foreland Lewisian, the mainland, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Foreland Lewisian: The Mainland]]

:: [[Foreland Lewisian, the Hebrides, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Foreland Lewisian: The Hebrides]]

:: [[Lewisian inliers east of the Moine Thrust, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Lewisian inliers east of the Moine Thrust]]

=== [[Torridonian, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Torridonian]] ===

:: [[Torridonian, Northern Highlands of Scotland#Lower Torridonian|Lower Torridonian]]

:: [[Torridonian, Northern Highlands of Scotland#Upper Torridonian|Upper Torridonian]]

=== [[Cambrian and Ordovician, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Cambrian and Ordovician]] ===

:: [[Cambrian and Ordovician, Northern Highlands of Scotland#Eriboll Sandstone Group|Eriboll Sandstone Group]]

:: [[Cambrian and Ordovician, Northern Highlands of Scotland#An t’Sron Group|An t’Sron Group]]

:: [[Cambrian and Ordovician, Northern Highlands of Scotland#Durness Group|Durness Group]]

=== Moine and Outer Isles thrust zones ===

:: [[Moine Thrust Zone, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Moine Thrust Zone]]

:: [[Outer Isles Thrust Zone, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Outer Isles Thrust Zone]]

:: [[Geophysical data, Moine and Outer Isles thrust zones, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Geophysical data]]

:: [[Models for Moine and Outer Isles Thrust Zones development, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Models for Moine and Outer Isles Thrust Zones development]]

=== Moine Succession ===

:: [[Moine Succession, introduction and lithology, Northern Highlands of Scotland#Lithology|Lithology]]
:: [[Moine Succession, stratigraphy, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Stratigraphy]]

=== Structure and metamorphism within the Northern Highlands Caledonides ===
::[[Structure within the Northern Highlands Caledonides|Structure]]
::[[Regional metamorphic grade within the Northern Highlands Caledonides|Regional metamorphic grade]]

===[[Early igneous activity within the Caledonides, Northern Highlands of Scotland]]===

:: [[Early basic rocks within the Caledonides, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Early basic rocks]]

:: [[Migmatites, early igneous activity within the Caledonides, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Migmatites]]

::'''Early Caledonian igneous rocks'''

:: [[Early granites within the Caledonides, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Early granites]]

:: [[Early syenites within the Caledonides, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Syenites]]

:: [[Early basic and intermediate rocks within the Caledonides, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Basic and intermediate rocks]]

=== [[Younger Caledonian igneous rocks of the Northern Highlands of Scotland|Younger Caledonian igneous rocks]] ===

:: [[Alkaline Intrusions of Assynt and Ben Loyal, Younger Caledonian igneous rocks, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Alkaline intrusions of Assynt and Ben Loyal]]

:: [[Newer Granites, Younger Caledonian igneous rocks, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Newer Granites]]

:: [[Granitic vein complexes, Younger Caledonian igneous rocks, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Granitic vein complexes]]

:: [[Caledonian minor intrusions, Younger Caledonian igneous rocks, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Caledonian minor intrusions]]

=== [[Old Red Sandstone, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Old Red Sandstone]] ===

:: [[Lower Old Red Sandstone, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Lower Old Red Sandstone]]

:: [[Middle Old Red Sandstone, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Middle Old Red Sandstone]]

:: [[Upper Old Red Sandstone, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Upper Old Red Sandstone]]

=== [[Post-Caledonian igneous activity, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Post-Caledonian igneous activity]] ===

:: [[Post-Caledonian igneous activity, Northern Highlands of Scotland#Late-Caledonian|Late-Caledonian]]

:: [[Post-Caledonian igneous activity, Northern Highlands of Scotland#Permo-Carboniferous|Permo-Carboniferous]]

:: [[Post-Caledonian igneous activity, Northern Highlands of Scotland#Tertiary activity|Tertiary activity]]

=== [[Carboniferous, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Carboniferous]] ===

=== [[Mesozoic, introduction, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Mesozoic]] ===

:: [[New Red Sandstone, Northern Highlands of Scotland|New Red Sandstone]]

:: [[Jurassic, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Jurassic]]

:: [[Cretaceous, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Cretaceous]]

=== [[Pleistocene and Recent, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Pleistocene and Recent]] ===

:: [[Pleistocene and Recent, Northern Highlands of Scotland#Evidence for events peripheral to or pre-dating the last glaciation|Evidence for events peripheral to or pre-dating the last glaciation]]

:: [[Pleistocene and Recent, Northern Highlands of Scotland#Last Glaciation|Last Glaciation]]

:: [[Raised beaches, Pleistocene and Recent, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Raised beaches]]

:: [[Pleistocene and Recent, Northern Highlands of Scotland#Other late-Glacial and post-Glacial events|Other late-Glacial and post-Glacial events]]

Faults and seismicity, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Faults and seismicity

:: [[Faults, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Faults]]

:: [[Seismicity, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Seismicity]]

=== [[Geology and man, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Economic minerals]] ===

:: [[Metallic ores, Geology and man, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Metallic ores]]

:: [[Non-metallic minerals, Geology and man, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Non-metallic minerals]]

=== [[Selected bibliography, Northern Highlands of Scotland|Selected bibliography]] ===

== Foreword to the fourth edition ==

The first edition of the Regional Handbook to the Northern Highlands was published in 1936; for the subsequent editions in 1948 and 1960 the text was updated, but not extensively revised. Since that time there has been a tremendous increase in research into all aspects of the geology of the Northern Highlands and it has become necessary to produce a completely new text. The present handbook gives a fuller treatment of the geology of the Outer Hebrides than the previous editions, and of the deep structures of the crust beneath the Northern Highlands. Unfortunately lack of space has permitted only brief references to the geology of the seas around northern Scotland; it is hoped that this will be treated in more detail in another publication.

The greater part of the handbook was written by Mr G. S. Johnstone, who is the author of Chapters 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, and most of Chapter 7.

Dr W. Mykura wrote chapters 10 and 13, Ur
J. D. Peacock Chapter 14, and
Dr J. R. Mendum Chapter 5.
Dr D. J. Fettes wrote most of Chapter 2 and the section on the metamorphic zones in Chapter 7, and Dr D. I. Smith contributed to the writing of Chapters 8, 9, 11 and 13.
The account of seismicity (Chapter 15) was written by Drs C. W. A. Browitt and R. M. W. Musson.
The handbook was edited by Dr Mykura.

The authors wish to acknowledge the help received from their colleagues in BGS. Dr F. May read the chapters dealing with the Moine and its intrusions, Mr P. J. Brand checked the fossil names appearing in Chapters 4, 10, 12 and 13 and produced the fossil plates (Plates 24 and 25). The block diagram illustrating the palaeogeography of the Helmsdale Boulder Bed ([[Media:P915502.jpg|P915502]]) is based on a diagram by Dr C. E. Deegan. Particular thanks are also due to Professor P. E. Brown, who made available his chapter on ‘Caledonian and earlier magmatism’ prior to its publication in ‘The Geology of Scotland’ (2nd Edition). Many of the figures in the text are based on ones published previously, and the authors thank the following for permission to use or adapt their diagrams: Dr A. D.Stewart ([[Media:P915465.jpg|P915465]]), ([[Media:P915467.jpg|P915467]]), ([[Media:P915468.jpg|P915468]]), Dr G. E. Williams ([[Media:P915465.jpg|P915465]]), Drs M. P. Coward and J. H. Kim ([[Media:P915469.jpg|P915469]]), Drs J. A. Brewer and D. K. Smythe ([[Media:P915470.jpg|P915470]]), Dr M. R. W. Johnson ([[Media:P915469.jpg|P915469]]), Dr D. Powell ([[Media:P915474.jpg|P915474]]), Drs D. Wilson, J. Shepherd and R. I. Harker ([[Media:P915478.jpg|P915478]]), Professor I. Parsons ([[Media:P915481.jpg|P915481]]), Dr R. N. Donovan ([[Media:P915489.jpg|P915489]]), Dr J. M. Speight and others ([[Media:P915494.jpg|P915494]] and [[Media:P915495.jpg|P915495]]), Dr D. Evans and others ([[Media:P915496.jpg|P915496]]), Dr R. Steel ([[Media:P915497.jpg|P915497]]), and Dr R. M. Sykes ([[Media:P915499.jpg|P915499]] and [[Media:P915501.jpg|P915501]]).