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Hutton's Section
  • 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.

Hutton's Section
  • 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.

Salisburys Crags
  • 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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