| P number: | P552822 |
|---|---|
| Caption: | Keirs Limestone. Quarry 830 yards south-east of Keirs Farm. Ayr. |
| Description: | Dull grey compact limestone, composed of a matrix of fine-grained calcite, of minute grain and probably admixed with clay, in which fragments of shells are abundant and quartz grains are scattered. Small shelly and crinoidal fragments and rare foraminifera are the main larger constituents. Brown opaque streaks, carbonaceous or bituminous, are abundant, and pyrite is present in places. Limestone, luteous, micrograined, microclastixoic, bedded. SL0151. Britrocks S34653. 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: | 382.83 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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