Hi Mike- I'd love to see what the geology is too-most of what I saw in Westray & Papay was Old Reds Sandstone-similar -in age & composition -I think to the Black Mtns in Wales & other parts of Britain. Don't know about the rest of Orkney at all. cheers Thompson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Clouston" <mike@mikeclouston.co.uk> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 4:56 PM Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] Rocks of Orkney > > > > Can I check with you - is the rock of Orkney all sandstone? I have > searched the Orkneyjar site and can't find a clear answer there. > > Thanks > > Lyn > > > > > > Haven't seen a reply to your post Lyn. I'm no geologist so I'm not the best > qualified person to answer your question, but much of Stromness, my home > town, is built on a granite outcrop. > > I have a copy of "The New Orkney Book" published in 1966. That has a chapter > "Geology of Orkney", which I would be happy to type and e-mail to you, if > you want. Wouldn't be any problem. Just say the word. > > Regards > > Mike Clouston > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > >

Reply with attachment sent off group. On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 17:26:17 -0400, you wrote: >Hi Mike- > I'd love to see what the geology is too-most of what I saw in Westray >& Papay was Old Reds Sandstone-similar -in age & composition -I think to the >Black Mtns in Wales & other parts of Britain. Don't know about the rest of >Orkney at all. > >cheers Thompson > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mike Clouston" <mike@mikeclouston.co.uk> >To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 4:56 PM >Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] Rocks of Orkney > > >> >> >> > Can I check with you - is the rock of Orkney all sandstone? I have >> searched the Orkneyjar site and can't find a clear answer there. >> > Thanks >> > Lyn >> > >> > >> >> Haven't seen a reply to your post Lyn. I'm no geologist so I'm not the >best >> qualified person to answer your question, but much of Stromness, my home >> town, is built on a granite outcrop. >> >> I have a copy of "The New Orkney Book" published in 1966. That has a >chapter >> "Geology of Orkney", which I would be happy to type and e-mail to you, if >> you want. Wouldn't be any problem. Just say the word. >> >> Regards >> >> Mike Clouston >> >> >> ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== >> To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word >> 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >> >> > > > >==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word >'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com >

----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Clouston" <mike@mikeclouston.co.uk> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 9:40 PM Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] Rocks of Orkney > Reply with attachment sent off group. > > On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 17:26:17 -0400, you wrote: > > >Hi Mike- > > I'd love to see what the geology is too-most of what I saw in Westray > >& Papay was Old Reds Sandstone-similar -in age & composition -I think to the > >Black Mtns in Wales & other parts of Britain. Don't know about the rest of > >Orkney at all. > > > >cheers Thompson > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Mike Clouston" <mike@mikeclouston.co.uk> > >To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 4:56 PM > >Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] Rocks of Orkney > > > > > >> > >> > >> > Can I check with you - is the rock of Orkney all sandstone? I have > >> searched the Orkneyjar site and can't find a clear answer there. > >> > Thanks > >> > Lyn > >> > > >> > > >> > >> Haven't seen a reply to your post Lyn. I'm no geologist so I'm not the > >best > >> qualified person to answer your question, but much of Stromness, my home > >> town, is built on a granite outcrop. > >> > >> I have a copy of "The New Orkney Book" published in 1966. That has a > >chapter > >> "Geology of Orkney", which I would be happy to type and e-mail to you, if > >> you want. Wouldn't be any problem. Just say the word. > >> > >> Regards > >> > >> Mike Clouston > >> > >> > >> ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > >> To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word > >> 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > >> > >> > > > > > > > >==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > >To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word > >'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > > > > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > > >