| P number: | P202741 |
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| Old photograph number: | A02793 |
| Caption: | Salter Hall Quarry, Kirkland, about 5 furlongs S. of Rowrah Station, Salter and Eskett. Looking N. |
| Description: | Salter Hall Quarry, Kirkland, about 5 furlongs S. of Rowrah Station, Salter and Eskett. Looking N. Quarry in Fourth Limestone. The limestone is sent away for smelting iron-ore. The overburden is boulder clay. For sequence see 'Geol. Mag.', 1922, pp.81-3. Succession seen: 6. Saccamina Beds. 5. Sandstone, thin partly overlying, partly filling. 4. Potholes Bed (hollows) (see A2795). 3. Spotted Beds, a mudstone near the top filling hollows. 2. Rough Beds (in limestone below) (A2796-7). 1. White Beds (upper 26 ft. of). |
| Date taken: | Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 BST 1924 |
| Photographer: | Rhodes, J. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| X longitude/easting: | 306030 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 517561 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 328.29 KB; 1001 x 727 pixels; 85 x 62 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 192 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Economic geology/ Cement and lime, limestone quarries and chalk pits |
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