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Posted: 14 Aug 2016


Taken: 28 Jun 2016

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1/80 • f/11.0 • 65.0 mm • ISO 100 •

Canon EOS 600D

EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM


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sea •
rocks •
coast •
limestone •
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Scotland •
Durness •
Geodha Smoo •
breccia •


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Geodha Smoo east - 'leopard rock' close-up view

Geodha Smoo east - 'leopard rock' close-up view
At the eastern end of Geodha Smoo in the Durness Group limestones, is a curious limestone breccia, colloquially known as 'leopard rock'. The origin of the breccia is obscure; possibly due to bioturbation (burrowing) or a thrombolite (bacterial mounds/concretions) - although to me it doesn't particularly look like these.

Possibly the angularity of the clasts points towards a diagenetic origin, i.e. when the lime-rich muds were undergoing burial and mineralisation to form the hard rock we see today.

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