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Hello, back again after a while away.

Anyway, this is a message for all you out there who are interested in geology. As some of you will know I have been running a night class for the past few months, through Argyll College. We are just about finished for the winter season, so this is just to say "thank you" to all the students for being so supportive.

The trip to the Ross and Ardtun Leaf beds last week was great fun - great that so many people turned out for it - you must be dedicated! Even if it was really soggy underfoot, i think everyone enjoyed it and got something out of it.

Anyway, I am working on the next geolgoical projects - there will be another class next autumn hopefully. Dates to keep in your diary are the Wild Isles week in May - I intend to do a talk on geology and landscape - a bit like last years one.

Also, Scottish Geology Festival is in September - more info on this soon, check Am Muileach for details.

This year is the 100th anniversary of the major part of the Mull and Iona Geological Survey, which culminated in an epic map and a seriously detailed Memoir. Man, these guys were good!

The actual survey started a few years before in 1902 in the Ross of Mull. The area near Malcolm's Point where the Carsaig Arches are actually fell within the boundaries of the map sheet for Kilmartin on the mainland, so it was done slightly earlier.

But 1907 was the year that the survey got properly underway with men like EB Bailey and E Cunningham-Craig. As a result of this work, there were five memoirs published which give a very detailed account of the geology.

Anyway, I'll be reporting more on this in the weeks ahead.

If you want ot check out my geology site, it is at:

www.mullgeology.com

OK, boring title I know, but what was I going to call it? www.porphyriticmicrogranodiorite.com? Only kidding! :-)

Rock on!