| P number: | P002794 |
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| Old photograph number: | D01972 |
| Caption: | Felsite laccolith of Tinto Hill, Symington, Lanarkshire. |
| Description: | Felsite laccolith of Tinto Hill, Symington, Lanarkshire. The prominent hill of Tinto is composed of an igneous intrusion in the form of a laccolith which is intruded into the sandstones and conglomerates of the Greywacke Conglomerate Formation, Lanark Group (formerly Lower Old Red Sandstone), of Lower Devonian age. A laccolith is a generally circular to oval-shaped sill-like intrusion in the form of a lens, with its lower surface flat and the rocks above pushed up to form a shallow dome. |
| Date taken: | Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1976 |
| 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: | 295500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 633500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Portrait |
| Size: | 248.21 KB; 992 x 1000 pixels; 84 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 262 x 265 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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