Wow, proto-Peanuts, I think! Sharp-eyed indeed, Moose, thanks for looking,
and for the insight.
Piers
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From: Moose [mailto:olymoose@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 11 July 2012 23:27
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: [OM] Acient Creature [was off course]
On 7/8/2012 8:12 AM, Piers Hemy wrote:
> No, not long at all. The Caledonian Orogeny is relatively recent -
> only 450 million years ago (in round numbers). If you had come north
> last year I could have shown you some *really* old stuff (aside from a
> regularly used camera which is more than 60 years old) - rock from
> almost 3Ga ago (3 thousand million years) at Oldshoremore:
>
> First, the beach:
> http://www.hemy.me.uk/img/P9132209.jpg
>
> 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
Quite a twinkle in its eye, for such an ancient creature! :-)
<http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Others/Misc&im
age=P9132211a.jpg>
Sharp eyed Moose
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