| P number: | P552792 |
|---|---|
| Caption: | Blair Atholl Limestone. Gleann Beag two-thirds of a mile south-south-west of Devil's Elbow. Perth. |
| Description: | Dove-grey limestone of medium grain. Composed of inter-locking grains of twinned calcite (0.5-1.5 mm) arranged with slight elongation parallel to a single plane. Grains of quartz, often containing many black granules, and flakes of muscovite are uniformly but not very abundantly scattered through the rock. A few grains and many small granules of ore are disseminated throughout. Limestone with some quartz and muscovite, medium-grained, granoblastic. SL0139. Britrocks S34625. Magnification x40. Light PPL. |
| Date taken: | Wed Jan 21 00:00:00 GMT 2004 |
| Photographer: | Sutherland, A. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Additional information: | Description from: Limestones of Scotland: chemical analyses and petrography. Edinburgh : HMSO, 1956. |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 321.94 KB; 1000 x 750 pixels; 85 x 64 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 198 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
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