| P number: | P213286 |
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| Old photograph number: | A14477 |
| Caption: | Mundays Hill Quarry, George Garside (Sand) Ltd. (E.C.C.), Heath and Reach, near Leighton Buzzard. |
| Description: | Mundays Hill Quarry, George Garside (Sand) Ltd. (E.C.C.), Heath and Reach, near Leighton Buzzard. Large-scale cross-bedding in 'Silver Sands', Woburn Sands (Lower Cretaceous). Several interesting sets of large-scale cross-beds can be detected in the face. They are characteristic of sand-wave environments in shallow seas. (See also A14476.) The distant face is in bluish grey Gault Clay, which is removed as overburden before the sands can be excavated. The iron-staining affecting the 'Silver Sands' in this part of the quarry reduces their value for industrial uses. Height of the face up to 4 m. Photo by permission of the Company. |
| Date taken: | Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 GMT 1987 |
| Photographer: | Evans, H.J. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| X longitude/easting: | 493700 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 228200 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 142.15 KB; 1000 x 653 pixels; 85 x 55 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 173 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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