| P number: | P002752 |
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| Old photograph number: | D01574 |
| Caption: | Ardoch Burn, east of Carrot and south of Eaglesham. |
| Description: | Lower Carboniferous bedded trachytic agglomerates and tuffs with large ejected lava blocks. Note how the bedding is distorted around the blocks by impact and later differential compaction. Volcanic 'bombs' in bedded, trachyte ashes. Located in the southern part of the Clyde Plateau volcanic outcrop this exposure is part of the c. 900 m. thick succession of salic lavas and associated pyroclastic rocks. |
| Date taken: | Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1970 |
| Photographer: | Pulsford, J.M. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 257900 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 647900 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 347.65 KB; 1000 x 799 pixels; 85 x 68 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 211 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Igneous features/ Volcanic bombs |
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