| P number: | P001531 |
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| Old photograph number: | D04702 |
| Caption: | Torwood Mine, Central Region. Opencast and mine workings for fireclay at Torwood. Fireclay is usually used in the refractory industry for making heat-resistant bricks to line furnaces in the iron and steel industry. |
| Description: | Torwood Mine, Central Region. Opencast and mine workings for fireclay at Torwood. Fireclay is usually used in the refractory industry for making heat-resistant bricks to line furnaces in the iron and steel industry. Beds of fireclay occur in the lower part of the Carboniferous Coal Measures and in the top and lower parts of the Passage Formation. Fireclay was formerly mined underground and latterly by opencast methods as shown by the photograph, though when taken, the workings were inactive. Plans showing the extent of the abandoned workings are available for consultation at the British Geological Survey in Edinburgh. |
| Date taken: | Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1991 |
| Photographer: | Bain, T.S. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 283300 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 685350 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 209.86 KB; 1000 x 660 pixels; 85 x 56 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 175 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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