ID:QZP40_180_P070DESCRIPTION:The layers of geological interest at Loch Staffin on Skye are represented by letters.
a - Lias (a limestone rock)
b - inferior oolite (oolite means 'roe-stone' on the basis that the rock's granular structure looks like fish eggs.)
c - Middle oolite
d - imperfectly columnar basalt
e - Estuary shales (soft grey rock which breaks easily into layers)
f - Oxford clay (a type of marine clay containing many fossils)
g - Amygdaloidal trap (small cavities in igneous rock that are filled with deposits of different minerals)
This illustration was taken from 'Guide to the Island of Skye', published by Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh (1854?)PLACENAME:Loch StaffinDISTRICT:SkyeOLD COUNTY/PARISH:INVERNESS: KilmuirDATE OF IMAGE:1854PERIOD:1850sSOURCE:Highland LibrariesCOLLECTION:Fraser Mackintosh Collection (illustrations)Asset ID:31004KEYWORDS:
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