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Excursion: Kinghorn Volcanic Formation, Fife
Leader: David Stephenson, EGS
This excursion will examine a well-exposed, almost complete section through the Late Visean KVF, composed mainly of basalt lavas with thin beds of pyroclastics and volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks. There are fine examples of columnar jointing, hyaloclastite and pillows, all erupted from small volcanic cones on land close to sea level, as evidenced by interbedded fossiliferous limestones.