| P number: | P527585 |
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| Caption: | Magnetite, from the Clothister Mine, Clothister Hill, Shetland Isles. |
| Description: | A specimen of magnetite, an iron oxide, almost certainly from the Clothister Hill magnetite ore body. Magnetite is a highly magnetic mineral. British Geological Survey Petrology Collection sample number MC 7365. The ore body was first discovered in 1933 and is elongated in a north-south direction. It is lenticular in horizontal section as well as in east-west vertical section. Its outcrop trends north-north-east and has a length of 174 feet, with an estimated average width of 10 feet. Analyses of samples of magnetite from this location indicate an iron content of 60 to 67 per cent. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jun 25 00:00:00 GMT 1905 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Copyright statement: | Unknown |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 140.05 KB; 1000 x 665 pixels; 85 x 56 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 176 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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