| P number: | P000818 |
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| Old photograph number: | D02376 |
| Caption: | Siccar Point viewed from the south-west. Berwickshire. |
| Description: | Basal breccia or conglomerate of Upper Old Red Sandstone dipping at a low angle to left (north), resting on vertical shaly siltstone and thin greywacke of Silurian (Llandovery) age. The breccia consists of angular fragments of greywacke in a red, sandy matrix. Siccar Point has outstanding historical associations, stemming from a visit paid by James Hutton in 1788, accompanied by Sir James Hall and Professor John Playfair. Unconformity between Upper Old Red Sandstone and the underlying Silurian (Llandovery) age rocks. Hutton's classic world-famous unconformity. He was the first geologist to grasp the true significance of such a structure. |
| Date taken: | 01/01/1976 |
| Photographer: | Christie, A. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| Additional information: | frame in oak - off white mount - lanndscape 16x12 |
| X longitude/easting: | 381260 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 670940 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Portrait |
| Size: | 450.85 KB; 991 x 1001 pixels; 84 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 262 x 265 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Best of BGS Images/ Geological structures, Geoscience subjects/ Structural features/ Unconformities and junction planes between beds of different age |
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