| P number: | P527703 |
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| Caption: | Quartzite from Achara, Duror, Argyllshire. |
| Description: | Quartzite was once worked from the Duror area. The rock is a thick-bedded, white somewhat feldspathic quartzite and appears to be free from iron. It belongs to the Dalradian (Precambrian) Appin Quartzite. British Geological Survey Petrology Collection sample number MC 7480. The Laganha Quarry at Duror was worked for use as a polisher and supplied to Lever brothers Port Sunlight and to Brookes for 'Monkey Soap'. By 1918 it is recorded that it was sent to Kirkcaldy and Glasgow, chiefly for grinding up with pottery clay. It was also supplied to Stein's Silica Brick Works for cylinder linings. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jun 25 00:00:00 GMT 1905 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Copyright statement: | Unknown |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 176.41 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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