| P number: | P001145 |
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| Old photograph number: | D04116 |
| Caption: | The Portsoy coast section, looking west from the cliff path to the west of the Old Harbour, Banffshire. The photograph shows rocks in a shear zone of Dalradian Supergroup age, Precambrian. |
| Description: | The Portsoy coast section, looking west from the cliff path to the west of the Old Harbour, Banffshire. The photograph shows rocks in a shear zone of Dalradian Supergroup age, Precambrian. The dark amphibolite in the foreground, and the blue-green serpentinite in the middle distance form the western edge of the Portsoy Intrusion. Between the two are Middle Dalradian sediments of the Portsoy Group; limestone with stratiform sulphides form the rounded white rocks beyond the amphibolite, and a very strongly rodded quartzite forms the stacks beyond this. The old Portsoy marble quarries can be seen at the landward end of the serpentinite. |
| Date taken: | Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 BST 1988 |
| Photographer: | Bain, T.S. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 358740 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 866310 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 297.87 KB; 1000 x 779 pixels; 85 x 66 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 206 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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