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Old photograph number: D02409
Caption: Oblique aerial view of the Lewisian gneiss mountain of Ben Stack with a capping of Cambrian Basal Quartzite on the summit. Sutherland. View looking south-east.
Description: Oblique aerial view of the Lewisian gneiss mountain of Ben Stack with a capping of Cambrian Basal Quartzite on the summit. Sutherland. View looking south-east. Ben Stack is formed of highly foliated Lewisian gneiss which dips steeply to the right of the picture. Fault lines can be seen running across the foliation, up to the summit.
Date taken: Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1975
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: 227500
Y latitude/northing: 943500
Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid)
Orientation: Portrait
Size: 422.17 KB; 995 x 1000 pixels; 84 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 263 x 265 mm (screen at 96 DPI);
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