Thanks for your kind words, Joel. Yes, it appears that the Vishnu group
includes gneiss, although not Lewisian, and half the age therof. Well
spotted!
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: Joel Wilcox [mailto:jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 08 July 2012 18:13
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] off course
On Sun, Jul 8, 2012, at 04:12 PM, Piers Hemy wrote:
> Second, the cliff seen in the previous image, showing the
> characteristic mix of deeply twisted basaltic and granitic rock:
> http://www.hemy.me.uk/img/P9132211.jpg
This reminds me of the rock you see in the gorge wall in the Grand Canyon of
the Colorado River.
> As it happens, Oldshoremore is very close to Clachtoll, but the
> exposed rock there is much younger, only 1.2Ga old (!) of which I
> already posted this
> image:
> http://www.hemy.me.uk/img/Clachtoll.jpg
I missed it apparently when previously posted. What a stunner!
Joel W.
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