Thin-section of (post-2400 years BP) fault gouge at Kinloch Hourn. Note: 1. The sheared boundary between the light-coloured phase (top) and the darker phase (bottom). 2. The sharp, straight dislocation line in the darker phase (centre). Rounded quartz clasts (white). (Scale bar -2mm). PALAEOSEISMICITY Thin-section of late-glacial outwash sands at Meikleour which underwent (earthquake-induced) liquefaction soon after deposition. Note the poorly compacted nature of the grains. The pore space has

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... een subsequently infilled by calcite (allowing this thin-section to be made). Grain-size and porosity details are given in Appendix 6. (Scale bar -Zom).