| P number: | P001515 |
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| Old photograph number: | D03395 |
| Caption: | Middleton Limestone Mine, Midlothian. Mine in the Carboniferous North Greens Limestone showing de-lamination of bedding above room in mine brought about by recent quarrying activity. |
| Description: | Middleton Limestone Mine, Midlothian. Mine in the Carboniferous North Greens Limestone showing de-lamination of bedding above room in mine brought about by recent quarrying activity. The limestone is extensively mined at this locality from a seam fifty feet thick. The upper 30 feet are composed of thin courses with shaly partings while the basal 20 feet are in massive beds. It is this lower portion that is mined. |
| Date taken: | Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 GMT 1981 |
| Photographer: | McTaggart, F.I. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 335300 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 657500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Portrait |
| Size: | 350.84 KB; 798 x 1001 pixels; 68 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 211 x 265 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
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| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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