Siccar Point in southeastern Scotland has become a mecca for many geologists. Th

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Siccar Point in southeastern Scotland has become a mecca for many geologists. The angular unconformity discovered there by James Hutton was key to the development of modern ideas about Earth%u2019s geologic history. Visit this web site for a personal tour of this important geological site:

                http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/field/siccarpoint/

On the left you will find %u201CSection Contents%u201D. To read the entire field trip report, click on the items on the menu, starting from the introduction.

Answer the following True/False questions by indicating: T or F

1)    The ocean that separated Scotland from England 480 million years ago is known as Tethys   

2)    425 million years ago a subduction zone plunged north-west beneath Scotland

3)    The Silurian strata at Siccar Point were deposited by river currents

4)    The rocks near the foot of the cliff at Siccar Point are Old Red Sandstone strata

5)    The partial overlap of pebbles in Old Red Sandstone breccias indicates deposition by fast flowing currents.

Explanation / Answer

T

T

F

F

T

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