Gallery 16 - St Ives to Pendeen
Pillow Lava / Carrick Du
Carrick Du - (Man's Head) is a rocky outcrop to the east of Clodgy Point , with noticeable Pillow Lava -
Volcanic Basaltic rock which erupted and cooled under water (370mya).
Later (290mya) the volcanic basaltic rock was changed by heat / pressure of the Igneous Granite Intrusion
into a dark hard rock known locally as Greenstone
Ref: 1480
Date: 20/05/2015
Location: SW 5133.4096