| P number: | P002682 |
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| Old photograph number: | D00919 |
| Caption: | Papa Stour, north shore of Hirdie Geo, looking north-west, Shetland Isles. The photograph shows in the foreground, rhyolitic tuff resting on amygdaloidal basalt. Lyra Skerry (right) and Fogla Skerry (left) both rhyolite, in background. |
| Description: | Papa Stour, north shore of Hirdie Geo, looking north-west, Shetland Isles. The photograph shows in the foreground, rhyolitic tuff resting on amygdaloidal basalt. Lyra Skerry (right) and Fogla Skerry (left) both rhyolite, in background. The Old Red Sandstone sequence of the Melby area is well exposed on the island of Papa Stour and includes extrusive igneous rocks as well as sandstone. In detail, Papa Stour is composed of two thick flows of rhyolite with intercalated tuffs, underlain by basalts and sandstones. |
| Date taken: | Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1966 |
| Photographer: | Fisher, W.D. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 415500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 1160500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 201.39 KB; 1000 x 756 pixels; 85 x 64 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 200 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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