| P number: | P204583 |
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| Old photograph number: | A04635 |
| Caption: | Greystone Lime Quarry, 1/2 m. NE of St. Catherine's Church, Merstham. Looking N. by E. |
| Description: | Greystone Lime Quarry, 1/2 m. NE of St. Catherine's Church, Merstham. Looking N. by E. Middle and Lower Chalk. The Greystone Quarry, situated in the face of the escarpment of the North Downs, exposes the Middle and Lower Divisions of the Chalk. The Belemnite Marls at the top of the Lower Chalk are seen about two-thirds of the way up the face of the quarry, and in the right-hand side of the view show a dip of 5 degrees north. |
| Date taken: | Wed May 01 00:00:00 BST 1929 |
| Photographer: | Rhodes, J. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| X longitude/easting: | 529500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 153500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 212.41 KB; 1001 x 721 pixels; 85 x 61 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 191 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Economic geology/ Cement and lime, limestone quarries and chalk pits |
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