GeologyRocksedinburgh
- Location: Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, UK
- Date Taken (dd-mm-yy): 05-10-2008
Classic U-shaped valley in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh. The valley occurs between the hard sill of Salisbury Crags and the volcanic remnants of Arthur's Seat. The softer cementstone group were scoured out.
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- Location: Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, UK
- Date Taken (dd-mm-yy): 05-10-2008
Close up of the deformation caused by an igneous intrusion on the country rock. See this image for a differnt view.
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- Location: Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, UK
- Date Taken (dd-mm-yy): 05-10-2008
View of Hutton's section in Holyrood park. The upper rocks are the igneous sill, the lower rocks are the sedimentary country rock.
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- Location: Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, UK
- Date Taken (dd-mm-yy): 05-10-2008
The famous Salisbury Crags in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh. The crags are composed of teschenite (coarse grained basic igneous rock) and intruded into the Cementstone Group.
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- Location: Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, UK
- Date Taken (dd-mm-yy): 05-10-2008
Arthur's Seat in Holyrood Park Edinburgh, which is an ancient volcano. What remains now are the volcanic vents and some lava flows.
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