P number: | P805035 |
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Caption: | Newark. . Nottingham Excursion, 12th May 1913. |
Description: | Veins of fibrous gypsum. This is 'Satin spar' and used for making beads and small ornaments. Added note: Satin spar is a special kind of fibrous gypsum which is remarkably translucent and at present is quarried in only one place viz East Bridgford. Fibrous gypsum is not sufficently translucent. |
Copyright statement: | NERC |
Additional information: | From the Geologists' Association Carreck Archive. The Reader Geological Photographs Long Excursions 1913. |
Orientation: | Landscape |
Size: | 232.38 KB; 999 x 770 pixels; 85 x 65 mm (print at 300 DPI); 264 x 204 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
Categories: | Special collections/ Geologists' Association 'Carreck Archive'/ T W Reader geological photographs, long excursions 1913 |
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