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.
Taken on 19
March
2007
Submitted on 9 Jul 2014
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- Europe (3439)
- Northern Europe (806)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (168)
- Exact location (-5.0130 W, 55.0885 N)
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ballantrae, pillow lava, arenig
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Credit: David Tanner (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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