| P number: | P002251 |
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| Old photograph number: | C02112 |
| Caption: | Columnar basalt in volcanic vent, Campsie Hills, Stirlingshire. |
| Description: | Columnar basalt in volcanic vent, Campsie Hills, Stirlingshire. Columnar basalt, part of the infilling material of one of the string of volcanic vents in the Campsie Hills which fed the lavas of the Clyde Plateau Volcanic Formation north of Glasgow. Scotland was quite active volcanically during the early Carboniferous period, with huge volumes of basalt lava erupted in the Clyde Plateau Volcanic Formation. There were also some subsidiary tuffs and volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks, all of sub-aerial origin. Numerous contemporary basic and intermediate intrusions such as dykes, sills and plugs pierce the older sedimentary rocks and fed the lavas to the surface. |
| Date taken: | Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1913 |
| Photographer: | Lunn, R. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 256500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 684500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Portrait |
| Size: | 218.63 KB; 723 x 1001 pixels; 61 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 191 x 265 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ General views/ Igneous rock country, Geoscience subjects/ Igneous features/ Volcanic vents, necks and plugs |
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