| P number: | P002591 |
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| Old photograph number: | D00050 |
| Caption: | Old quarry, 550 m. at 260 degrees (west-south-west) from Greendykes, Uphall, Midlothian. |
| Description: | Old quarry, 550 m. at 260 degrees (west-south-west) from Greendykes, Uphall, Midlothian. Large hollow in the glaciated surface of a teschenite sill at the top of the quarry showing the general smoothing and polishing effect of the passage of glaciers over a rock pavement. At the same time as sharp projections are rounded off, rock boulders held within the ice are used as tools to gouge and groove the rock so that the surface is covered in striae parallel to the direction of ice movement. Markings such as striae are characteristic features of glaciated terranes. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1956 |
| Photographer: | Fisher, W.D. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from SCRAN the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network |
| X longitude/easting: | 308500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 673500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 191.42 KB; 1000 x 756 pixels; 85 x 64 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 200 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, glaciation/ Overflow and marginal channels |
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