| P number: | P519379 |
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| Caption: | Rock specimen of Ross of Mull granite, Island of Mull, Strathclyde Region, Scotland. |
| Description: | Coarse-grained granite with uniform granular texture comprising intergrown quartz (grey colour), feldspar (pink and flesh colour) and small biotite flakes (black). This specimen is of Silurian age. British Geological Survey Petrology Collection sample number MC5565. The Ross of Mull granite is classified as a biotite-microcline granite, with a salmon-pink to warm red colour. This is a polished sample which shows the decorative nature of the granite to best effect. The stone has been used for buildings such as Iona Abbey, Skerryvore, Ardnamurchan, Dhu Hartach and Hyskeir lighthouses, Blackfriars, Westminster, and Holburn Viaduct bridges in London, and buildings in Glasgow, New York, Liverpool, Manchester and in Wellington, New Zealand. . |
| Date taken: | 01/01/2003 |
| Photographer: | Bain, T.S. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Additional information: | MC5565 |
| X longitude/easting: | 130500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 723500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 145.42 KB; 1000 x 775 pixels; 85 x 66 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 205 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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