| P number: | P001516 |
|---|---|
| Old photograph number: | D03396 |
| Caption: | Middleton Limestone Mine, Midlothian. Mine in North Greens Limestone showing rooms and pillars exposed by recent quarrying activity. The floor of the quarry appears to be a bedding plane. |
| Description: | Middleton Limestone Mine, Midlothian. Mine in North Greens Limestone showing rooms and pillars exposed by recent quarrying activity. The floor of the quarry appears to be a bedding plane. The limestone is extracted from the massive lower 20 feet of the 50 feet thick seam. Chemical analysis shows that the stone is of uniformly high quality at 94% calcium carbonate. |
| 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: | Landscape |
| Size: | 299.83 KB; 1000 x 792 pixels; 85 x 67 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 210 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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