Rock face detail
Introduction
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Rock face detail
Image: © Lairich Rig Taken: 15 Jul 2015
This is a closer view of the feature shown in Image and, from the other side, in Image; the line of the rock exposure is marked on large-scale mapping. The pebbles that can be seen here are mostly quartz, rounded by water, and this upper part of the exposure is probably an example of the Douglas Muir Quartz-Conglomerate (DMQ), whose type locality is nearby Douglas Muir Quarry (not far to the north-east, at Image – see the map). DMQ is a member of the Lawmuir Formation. DMQ is said to rest apparently unconformably on volcaniclastic sediments of the Kirkwood Formation (KRW); geological maps show that formation in this area, and it most probably makes up the lower parts of this rock exposure.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.934684
Longitude
-4.384392