| P number: | P552930 |
|---|---|
| Caption: | Index (Highfield) Limestone. Mine-mouth, 100 yards south-east of Goldcraig, 14 miles north-east of Kilwinning. Ayr. |
| Description: | A grey compact limestone, composed of finely granular calcite (0.01 - 0.02 mm grain-size) with some argillaceous and, in places, sparse bituminous cement. In this ground are scattered foraminifera, small polyzoan fragments, echinoid and shell chips, spines and scarce complete small ostracods. Many of the fragments are partially replaced by finely divided pyrite. Limestone, micrograined, microfossiliferous, clastizoichnic. SL0196. Britrocks S34973. 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: | 387.06 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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