| P number: | P527806 |
|---|---|
| Caption: | Limestone from the Harburn Limestone Mine, West Calder, Midlothian. |
| Description: | A fine-grained, dark grey limestone with black carbonaceous fragments from the Harburn Limestone Mine, two and a half miles south-east of West Calder, Midlothian. BGS Sample SL 54. British Geological Survey Petrology Collection sample number MC 7582. The Burdiehouse Limestone was mined here by the Glasgow Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. The thickness of the seam is about 27 feet. There is a two-inch rib of coal about 10 feet from the top. The stone was removed in benches, and pillars are left to support the roof. The bed dips west at about 5 degrees. It is used as a flux, for cement manufacture, and ground for agricultural purposes. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jun 25 00:00:00 GMT 1905 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Copyright statement: | Unknown |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 289.59 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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