Rodded Quartzite
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Rodded Quartzite by Anne Burgess as part of the Geograph project.
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Rodded Quartzite
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 14 Sep 2014
These rocks have been shaped by forces within the crust of the Earth which have squeezed them, a bit like toothpaste, into elongated shapes termed rods. Pair of walking poles for scale.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.684722
Longitude
-2.695454