Siccar Point unconformity

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The Siccar Point unconformity is a famous geological site in Scotland where dramatically tilted older rocks are overlain by younger strata, providing key evidence for deep geological time and helping to establish modern geology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological site ⓘ
geological unconformity ⓘ
accessibleFrom nearby village of Cockburnspath ⓘ
contradicts strictly young-Earth interpretations of geology ⓘ
dateOfFamousVisit 1788 ⓘ
demonstrates multiple cycles of deposition, deformation, erosion, and renewed deposition ⓘ
exposes older tilted sedimentary rocks ⓘ
younger overlying sedimentary strata ⓘ
faces North Sea coast ⓘ
formsPartOf Southern Uplands geological region ⓘ
hasApproximateDipOfOlderRocks near-vertical ⓘ
hasApproximateDipOfYoungerRocks gently dipping ⓘ
hasConservationStatus protected geological site ⓘ
hasEducationalDesignation classic field locality for teaching unconformities ⓘ
hasGeologicalAge Devonian for the younger rocks ⓘ
Silurian for the older rocks ⓘ
hasGeologicalSignificance classic example of angular unconformity ⓘ
key evidence for deep geological time ⓘ
key evidence for uniformitarianism ⓘ
key site in the history of modern geology ⓘ
hasGeologicalStructure angular unconformity ⓘ
hasNameOrigin named after Siccar Point headland ⓘ
hasRockType Devonian Old Red Sandstone ⓘ
linked to: Old Red Sandstone

Silurian greywacke ⓘ
hasStratigraphicRelationship younger strata overlie steeply tilted older rocks ⓘ
hasTourismType geotourism destination ⓘ
inspiredTheory James Hutton's concept of deep time ⓘ
James Hutton's theory of the rock cycle ⓘ
isPartOf the historical development of modern geology ⓘ
isReferencedIn James Hutton's writings on the Theory of the Earth ⓘ
linked to: Theory of the Earth

classical geology literature ⓘ
isUsedFor field excursions for geology students ⓘ
geological education ⓘ
locatedIn Berwickshire ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Scottish Borders ⓘ
Siccar Point ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
observedBy James Hall ⓘ
James Hutton ⓘ
John Playfair ⓘ
overlainBy Devonian Old Red Sandstone ⓘ
linked to: Old Red Sandstone
supports uniformitarian interpretation of Earth's history ⓘ
underlainBy Silurian greywacke ⓘ
visibleAt coastal cliff exposure ⓘ

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James Hutton → studied → Siccar Point unconformity ⓘ
Siccar Point unconformity → locatedIn → Siccar Point ⓘ
linked to: Siccar Point unconformity
Hutton's Unconformity at Lochranza → comparedWith → Hutton's Unconformity at Siccar Point ⓘ
linked to: Siccar Point unconformity
Berwickshire Coast → contains → Siccar Point ⓘ
linked to: Siccar Point unconformity
James Hall → associatedWith → Siccar Point unconformity ⓘ