Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| rock exposure, Seathwaite | ||
| locality:- | Seathwaite | |
| civil parish:- | Borrowdale (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | rock exposure | |
| locality type:- | geological site | |
| coordinates:- | NY23661209 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY2312 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY21 | |
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| MN photo:- |
There is a volcanic bomb in the rock face. The bomb is Andesite lava, ejected from
a volcano at Buttermere. The country rock is the tuff, volcanic ash from the eruption. |
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 CGA83.jpg Volcanic bomb. (taken 7.5.2017)  CGA84.jpg Volcanic bomb. (taken 7.5.2017) |
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 CGA85.jpg Cross bedded tuff nearby. (taken 7.5.2017) |
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