NX8552 : Carboniferous Strata near the North Solway Fault

near to Rockcliffe, Dumfries And Galloway, Great Britain

Carboniferous Strata near the North Solway Fault
Carboniferous Strata near the North Solway Fault
The foreground rocks are Carboniferous sandstones. The cliff line above and behind is the fault scarp of the North Solway Fault, which separates Silurian turbidites and andesitic dykes from the much younger sandstones.
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NX8552, 24 images   (more nearby)
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Anne Burgess   (find more nearby)
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Date Taken
Monday, 18 May, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 9 July, 2009
Category
Geological feature   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NX 859 524 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:51.2341N 3:46.6630W
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