| P number: | P002018 |
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| Old photograph number: | C00482 |
| Caption: | Shore, 0.5 km. west of Weaklaw, 5.3 km. west of North Berwick, East Lothian. Wave-cut platform in Carboniferous strata. |
| Description: | Shore, 0.5 km. west of Weaklaw, 5.3 km. west of North Berwick, East Lothian. Wave-cut platform in Carboniferous strata. The sea has planed off the rocks to give a section through folded Carboniferous sedimentary rocks demonstrating their characteristic pattern of cyclic sedimentation. The gently-folded structure is clearly visible with a dome in the centre flanked by synclines to left and right. Cyclic sedimentation is a very common feature of the Carboniferous, here well displayed in the Cementstone facies, thinly-bedded fine-grained dolomitic limestones alternating with shales. They probably represent original deposition in a restricted lagoonal environment. |
| Date taken: | 01/01/1904 |
| Photographer: | Lunn, R. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 349500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 685500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 172.39 KB; 1000 x 732 pixels; 85 x 62 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 194 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, marine/ Wave-cut platforms, reefs and foreshores, Geoscience subjects/ Structural features/ Folding |
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