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Nicol, James. (1863). ‘On the Geological Structure of the Southern Grampians’, extract
Nicol, James. (1863). ‘On the Geological Structure of the Southern Grampians’, extract

Nicol, James. (1863). ‘On the Geological Structure of the Southern Grampians’, extract

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Nicol, James. (1863). ‘On the Geological Structure of the Southern Grampians’,  extract from the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, v.19, pp.180-209. 12 engraved sections inserted in text. No map. Text age-toned, clean. In very good condition.

James Nicol collaborated with Sir RI Murchison until Nicol did not agree with his interpretation of the extent of the Silurian in Scotland. The story is well covered in David Oldroyd’s 1990 The Highlands Controversy.