| P number: | P000830 |
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| Old photograph number: | D02391 |
| Caption: | The Cambrian-Torridonian unconformity on Quinag. The shoulder of Quinag in the foreground is capped by pale-coloured Cambrian Pipe Rock and Basal Quartzite which dip towards the viewer and rest unconformably on Torridonian sandstone. |
| Description: | The Cambrian-Torridonian unconformity on Quinag. The shoulder of Quinag in the foreground is capped by pale-coloured Cambrian Pipe Rock and Basal Quartzite which dip towards the viewer and rest unconformably on Torridonian sandstone. The two peaks in the middle distance are composed of gently-dipping Torridonian, thus demonstrating the transgressive nature of the Cambrian-Torridonian contact. View looking west. An unconformity occurs when there is a substantial gap in the geological record due to a period of non-deposition and/or erosion and is usually marked by an absence of parallelism between the beds. |
| Date taken: | Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1975 |
| 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: | 222500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 928500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Portrait |
| Size: | 389.97 KB; 985 x 1000 pixels; 83 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 261 x 265 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
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| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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