| P number: | P527727 |
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| Caption: | Dolomite from near Keodale, Durness, Sutherland. |
| Description: | The Durness district has large resources of dolomite that have been examined for exploitation for commercial purposes. This specimen shows a waterworn surface. British Geological Survey Petrology Collection sample number MC 7504. In the vicinity of Keodale and the Durness outcrop as a whole there are a number of subdivisions of the Cambrian Durness Limestone or more correctly known today as the Durness Group. The seven divisions from the base up are: I. Ghrudaidh. II. Eilean Dubh. III. Sailmhor. IV. Sangamore. V. Balnakiel. VI. Croisaphuill. VII. Durine. Rocks from all groups occur in the Durness area. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jun 25 00:00:00 GMT 1905 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Copyright statement: | Unknown |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 168.18 KB; 1000 x 665 pixels; 85 x 56 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 176 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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