More coastal rocks, Banff
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More coastal rocks, Banff
Image: © Bill Harrison Taken: 30 Oct 2025
As per the BGS Geology Viewer: Macduff formation; micaceous psammite, semipelite and pelite, being metamorphic bedrock formed between 1000 and 541 million years ago between the Tonian and Ediacaran periods. The metamorphic rock still has a very clear layered texture if you look closely.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.67034
Longitude
-2.530556