| P number: | P527795 |
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| Caption: | Limestone from Parkmore Quarry, Dufftown. |
| Description: | A limestone with coarse crystalline banding of white calcite with a weathered surface from Parkmore Quarry, three-quarters of a mile north-east of Dufftown. BGS Sample SL 70. British Geological Survey Petrology Collection sample number MC 7571. The quarry was located close to the main road and on a siding of the L.N.E.R. Ground limestone was produced in a large modern plant, and some stone was burnt. The limestone is a grey, medium to coarse type with some accessory quartz. There are many calcite veins and some schist partings. The limestone dips north 35 degrees west at 40 degrees to 50 degrees, and was 105 feet thick. The main face was 50 feet high, and a lower bench was also worked. The overburden was light. The reserves were considered very large, and the quarry could be extended along the strike to the north. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jun 25 00:00:00 GMT 1905 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Copyright statement: | Unknown |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 292.36 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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