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Posted: 30 Mar 2015

Taken: 19 Jun 2012

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1/800 • f/6.3 • 44.0 mm • ISO 100 •

Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL

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geo:lon=-5.032510661376932 •
geo:lat=58.38137352774195 •
Laxford Bay •
metamorphic rock •
Lewisian Gneiss •
gneiss •
Sutherland •
Scotland •
geology •
geotagged •
rocks •
close-up •
macro •

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Sheared Lewisian Gneiss (close-up view)

Sheared Lewisian Gneiss (close-up view)
A closer view of the sheared Lewisian Gneiss from the previous photograph.

The gneiss has a steeply dipping foliation, displaying small-scale folding and rotation of the the quartz-rich pod just above and to the right of the lens cap.

Roadside rock cutting on the A383, Laxford Bay, Sutherland.
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