An Sgùrr (Eigg)
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an-sg-rr-eigg-181-10421299
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An Sgùrr (Eigg)
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An Sgùrr is the highest point on the island of Eigg in Scotland's Small Isles. It was formed 59 million years ago; the result of one of the last eruptions of a volcano, the core of which now forms the Isle of Rùm. Thick viscous pitchstone lava of rhyodacitic composition flowed out, filling a river valley. The lava cooled and formed column-like structures, similar to those at Giant's Causeway. The surrounding basalt was softer than the pitchstone, and hence the valley became inverted, with the pi
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Sg%C3%B9rr_(Eigg)
date created:
2005-10-11T08:39:18Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T21:38:33Z
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