| P number: | P000774 |
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| Old photograph number: | D02219 |
| Caption: | Isle of Rum, Askival, Hallival. Inverness-shire. Layered peridotitic and gabbroic igneous rocks of the Rum Central Complex of Tertiary age give rise to a strongly terraced topography due to contrasting weathering. |
| Description: | Isle of Rum, Askival, Hallival. Inverness-shire. Layered peridotitic and gabbroic igneous rocks of the Rum Central Complex of Tertiary age give rise to a strongly terraced topography due to contrasting weathering. Askival is part of the Eastern Layered Intrusion, it is a classic area of igneous layering. It consists of a succession of thick layers of bytownite-troctolite and feldspathic peridotite. The layered rocks are divided into 16 major units, each grades upwards from olivine-rich to feldspar-rich rocks. The cause of the layering is still being debated, the classical view is of crystal settling in the semi-molten mush of magma. Recent views advocate a mechanism involving in situ crystallization and double-diffusive convection. |
| Date taken: | 01/01/1977 |
| 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: | 140500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 795500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 435.02 KB; 1000 x 994 pixels; 85 x 84 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 263 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Best of BGS Images/ Landscapes |
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