2009

NS3178 : Slickensides at Ardmore fault plane

taken 15 years ago, near to Ardmore, Argyll And Bute, Scotland

Slickensides at Ardmore fault plane
Slickensides at Ardmore fault plane
See NS3178 : Ardmore fault plane, which shows a rock outcrop whose smooth face lies on the plane of a geological fault.

With regard to that outcrop, a leaflet describing the geology of Ardmore Point (see Link ) says: "on the section of the rock face near the path, you can find parallel scratches called slickensides that formed as the rocks were forced past each other".

Some of these striations are visible in the bottom half of this image, where they appear as pinkish parallel lines. However, on a later occasion, the lighting conditions were particularly favourable, and I was able to obtain a picture showing the markings on this outcrop much more clearly: NS3178 : Slickensides at Ardmore fault plane.
Ardmore fault plane

The line of the fault can be seen near the shore, as can the slickensides that were produced by the displacement of the rocks on one side relative to the other.


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Geographical Context: Geological interest Place: Ardmore Point Image Buckets ?: Closeup Category: Geological feature other tags: Fault Plane Slickensides Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Path at Ardmore Point [9] · Fault Plane [5] · Rock Outcrop [4] Other Photos: · Slickensides at Ardmore fault plane Title Clusters: · Slickensides at Ardmore fault plane [2] ·
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Lairich Rig   (more nearby)
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Sunday, 14 June, 2009   (more nearby)
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Wednesday, 17 June, 2009
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 3139 7840 [10m precision]
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 3139 7840
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