Pillow lavas on Downan Point, Ballantrae
by David Tanner, Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics (LIAG), Hannover, Germany
Pillow-lavas of Middle Arenig age on Downan Point, South Ayrshire, Scotland. They are part of the Girvan-Ballantrae complex, a dismembered ophiolite. Note the cross-sections of the lava tubes in the foreground and more longitundinal sections on the left-hand side.
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2007
Submitted on 9 July 2014
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