On a Black Sand from South-East Iceland

So far as the writer is aware, no sodic or “contaminated” rocks have been recorded from Iceland, and it was thought that an examination of some black sand collected by Dr. L. Hawkes, and kindly supplied by him, might reveal the presence of minerals from such rocks.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Geological Magazine
Main Author: Stuart, Alan
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1927
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800103899
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0016756800103899
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Summary:So far as the writer is aware, no sodic or “contaminated” rocks have been recorded from Iceland, and it was thought that an examination of some black sand collected by Dr. L. Hawkes, and kindly supplied by him, might reveal the presence of minerals from such rocks.