Flattened Pebbles © Anne Burgess

C0030 : Flattened Pebbles

taken 10 years ago, 5 km W of Creeslough, Co Donegal, Ireland

Flattened Pebbles

If you look closely just to the right of the GPS, you will see pale roundish shapes in the face of the rock. Then look further to the right, and you will see that the pale shapes on that face are elongated. These are pebbles that were deposited in the sand that formed this rock. Tectonic movements resulted in the rock being squashed, and the direction of elongation of the slightly flattened pebbles tells geologists the direction of the pressure.

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Grid Square: C0030, 6 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Anne Burgess (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Sunday, 18 May, 2014 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 25 May, 2014
Geographical Context: Geological interest
Subject Location: Irish: C 0098 3039 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:7.2451N 7:59.1236W
Camera Location: Irish: C 0098 3039
View Direction: Northwest (about 315 degrees)