| P number: | P531189 |
|---|---|
| Caption: | Stirlinghill quarry. |
| Description: | A large quarry in Peterhead granite worked previously as a building stone and as aggregate. The current expose face is approximately 100m long and there are two benches of up to 10m in height. The floor of the quarry is partly submerged, although the water has previously been pumped. The granite is predominantly pink although there are some dark mafic cm-scale xenolith. |
| Date taken: | Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1994 |
| Photographer: | Norton, G. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| X longitude/easting: | 412300 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 841500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 189.20 KB; 999 x 660 pixels; 85 x 56 mm (print at 300 DPI); 264 x 175 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Building Stones, Building Stones/ Scottish Building Stones Database |
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