Metamorphosed Sedimentary Rocks
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Metamorphosed Sedimentary Rocks
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 31 May 2014
The vertical rock with the white lichen on it is a metamorphosed sandstone. On either side of it are layers of metamorphosed mudstone. The mudstone contains softer minerals than the sandstone, so they are deformed by the pressure of metamorphosis to show a fabric that looks like parallel laminae, while the sandstone looks unaffected.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.686988
Longitude
-2.707908