| P number: | P553022 |
|---|---|
| Caption: | Lower Lias limestone. West outcrop of limestone in Allt Eas Mhor, Sconser, Skye. Skye (Inverness). |
| Description: | A dark grey limestone with a brecciated appearance in parts and veined by calcite. In thin section the rock is seen to be essentially a dark calcite-mudstone of very fine grain, about 0.003 mm, containing fragments of shells of very varying size down to embryo forms. The shells are considerably recrystallized, but the original fibrous structure is indicated by streaks of dust. Patches of coarsely recrystallized clear calcite represent in most cases fragments of large thick shells. Limestone, argillaceous, pelitomorphic, fossiliferous, zoichnic. SL0242. Britrocks S35342. Magnification x40. Light PPL. |
| Date taken: | Wed Jan 21 00:00:00 GMT 2004 |
| Photographer: | Sutherland, A. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Additional information: | Description from: Limestones of Scotland: chemical analyses and petrography. Edinburgh : HMSO, 1956. |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 321.79 KB; 1000 x 750 pixels; 85 x 64 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 198 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
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