| P number: | P527854 |
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| Caption: | Limestone from the Chapel Limestone Mine, Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire. |
| Description: | A specimen of the Carboniferous, Lower Limestone Group, Charlestown Main Limestone, sampled from 12-22 feet above the base of the quarry face. BGS Sample SL 211. British Geological Survey Petrology Collection sample number MC 7630. It is a grey compact, translucent limestone, with numerous spots of a white fibrous mineral. The rock is composed of granular calcite, of 0.1-0.4 mm in grain size. Chapel Quarries lie just north of Chapel village. The average thickness of the limestone is 30 feet and the general dip is 10 degrees to the north. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jun 25 00:00:00 GMT 1905 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Copyright statement: | Unknown |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 144.02 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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