| P number: | P000771 |
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| Old photograph number: | D02216 |
| Caption: | Oblique aerial view of the south end of the island of Staffa, looking north-west. Argyll and Bute. |
| Description: | The columnar jointing of Staffa and Fingal's Cave takes the form of parallel prismatic columns formed as a result of contraction during cooling. Above the Fingal's Cave lava there is another less structured lava flow. The basalts of Staffa are part of a Tertiary igneous province covering large areas of western Scotland and Northern Ireland. They are part of the initial accumulation of a sub-aerial, thick sequence of basaltic lavas which were followed by the establishment of the major central volcanoes which are now found on Skye, Arran, St. Kilda, Rum, and Ardnamurchan. Columnar jointing in Tertiary volcanic flows. Fingal's Cave is on the headland to the left. In the distance is the island of Lunga, also composed of Tertiary lavas. |
| Date taken: | Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1976 |
| Photographer: | Christie, A. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 133500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 735500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Portrait |
| Size: | 263.15 KB; 996 x 1000 pixels; 84 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 264 x 265 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
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| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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