Animation No.2

The panels of colour on this map show areas of different types of rock on the surface of the Isle of Man which have been used to work out what happens at depth. Cutting a slice through the Island we can see that the rocks are sloping towards the west. Rocks that were once laid down flat have been up-ended by tremendous geological forces that have shunted the rocks together along faults. If we use a different image of the Island we can see how this movement has occurred over geological time

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