| P number: | P527590 |
|---|---|
| Caption: | Haematite from the Garleton Mine, Haddington, East Lothian. |
| Description: | A specimen of haematite from the Garleton Mine. Haematite is an iron oxide belonging to the hexagonal crystal system. British Geological Survey Petrology Collection sample number MC 7370. The mine is situated at the west end of the Garleton Hills near the Hopetoun Monument, about two miles north-west of Haddington. The ore deposit follows a well-defined fissure in the trachyte country rock. The deposit has been traced for 300 yards in a north-north-west direction dipping east-north-east at 80-90 degrees. The mine was last worked in 1888 by the Coltness Iron Company. In 1874, 10,283 tons of brown haematite worth #6,186 16s. was mined. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jun 25 00:00:00 GMT 1905 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Copyright statement: | Unknown |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 158.63 KB; 1000 x 665 pixels; 85 x 56 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 176 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
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| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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