Mixed Rocks
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Mixed Rocks by Anne Burgess as part of the Geograph project.
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Mixed Rocks
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 20 Aug 2011
The smooth grey layers are limestones, and the lumpy reddish rocks are lava. The dark rock in the centre is a loose block of lava which has fallen from higher up as the rocks have been eroded over time.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.074181
Longitude
-3.165465