| P number: | P000908 |
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| Old photograph number: | D02564 |
| Caption: | Oblique aerial view of Sgurr of Eigg, looking north. |
| Description: | The pitchstone forms a prominent steep-sided ridge from Bidean Boidheach south-east to the Sgurr seen in the photograph. It is thought to fill an ancient westward-draining river valley eroded into the underlying basalt lavas. The pitchstone has a black, vitreous to dark matt-grey appearance on fresh surfaces but weathers to a pale grey rock. Flow banding is common and columnar jointing is ubiquitous reaching one metre is diameter in the lower parts of the pitchstone mass. Sgurr of Eigg is a body of pitchstone which overlies Tertiary basaltic lavas, the latter can be seen in the foreground. Two other Tertiary igneous centres can be seen in the background; Rum and Skye. |
| Date taken: | Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1977 |
| 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: | 145500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 784500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Portrait |
| Size: | 287.36 KB; 992 x 1000 pixels; 84 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 262 x 265 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
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| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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