In article <[email hidden]>, Alan Bremner
<[email hidden]> writes
Quoted message said:AndyP said:Talking of which, is it just the area comprising the Cuillin ridge that is
gabbro or is it all over the place?The gabbro is all concentrated around the main Cuillin ridge (and the
Blaven massif) from what I remember. The easiest places I know for
good examples are either Coire Lagan or Coir' a' Ghrunnda, or perhaps
around the Coire a' Bhasteir gorge on the Sligachan side.
I went on a boat trip to the head if Loch Scavaig (sea loch nearly
reaching Loch Coruisk); all the outcrops around there are gabbro.
Quoted message said:
An alternative is to drive down to Elgol, where there's a large
outcrop of peridotite above the beach below the school. This stuff is
even rougher than gabbro and looks like petrified sponge. It's
amazingly adhesive to climb on but shreds fingertips at the slightest
touch!
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Stewart Robert Hinsley