P number: | P206645 |
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Old photograph number: | A06716 |
Caption: | In field 400 yd. SW of Rainors, 1 1/2 m. E. of Gosforth. Looking WNW. |
Description: | In field 400 yd. SW of Rainors, 1 1/2 m. E. of Gosforth. Looking WNW. Columnar jointing in andesitic lava. A fine example of jointing in regular 5 to 6 sided prisms. The planes of cross fracture, parallel to the dip-slope surface, possess a well developed polygonal network of joints. |
Date taken: | Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 BST 1935 |
Photographer: | Rhodes, J. |
Copyright statement: | Crown |
X longitude/easting: | 308862 |
Y latitude/northing: | 503654 |
Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
Orientation: | Landscape |
Size: | 359.60 KB; 1000 x 722 pixels; 85 x 61 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 191 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Structural features/ Jointing, in igneous rocks, Geoscience subjects/ Structural geology/ Jointing |
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