| P number: | P002526 |
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| Old photograph number: | C03680 |
| Caption: | Carsaig Bay, looking west, Mull, Argyllshire. Cliffs of Tertiary basalt overlying Jurassic, Cretaceous and Tertiary sediments with raised beaches in foreground. |
| Description: | Carsaig Bay, looking west, Mull, Argyllshire. Cliffs of Tertiary basalt overlying Jurassic, Cretaceous and Tertiary sediments with raised beaches in foreground. The Bay is noted for the occurrence of the thickest development of basal Tertiary sediments on Mull. It contains sandstones and mudstones with the evidence from the wind-worn quartz grains and rounded chalk fragments in the sandstone indicating deposition in an arid, desert environment. Above the sandstones is a persistent purple mudstone which occurs at the base of the Tertiary lavas. The mudstone is thought to be formed by lateritic decomposition of an early volcanic ash. |
| Date taken: | Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1938 |
| Photographer: | Fisher, W.D. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 153500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 721500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 161.13 KB; 1000 x 756 pixels; 85 x 64 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 200 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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