| P number: | P002714 |
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| Old photograph number: | D01190 |
| Caption: | Looking east-south-east from 1.6 km. east of Inverpolly Lodge, Cul Mor, Ross & Cromarty. Torridonian sandstone mountain capped by quartzite of Cambrian age resting on the Lewisian gneiss seen in the foreground. |
| Description: | Looking east-south-east from 1.6 km. east of Inverpolly Lodge, Cul Mor, Ross & Cromarty. Torridonian sandstone mountain capped by quartzite of Cambrian age resting on the Lewisian gneiss seen in the foreground. In late Precambrian times (1000-750 Ma) an undulating eroded land surface of much older Lewisian gneiss was covered by thick accumulations of terrestrial sedimentary rocks laid down mostly by a series of rivers flowing from the north-west. These rocks are called the Torridonian sandstone. The Torridonian strata and basement gneisses were tilted westwards and planated prior to the deposition of the lower Cambrian quartzites. Later post-Cambrian earth movements have tilted all rocks as much as 20 degrees to the east with the Torridonian rocks more or less recovering their original horizontal disposition. |
| Date taken: | Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1968 |
| 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: | 208700 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 914100 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 205.03 KB; 1000 x 756 pixels; 85 x 64 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 200 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
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| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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