| P number: | P526467 |
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| Caption: | Specimen of Blaxter sandstone, Blaxter Quarry, Elsdon, Otterburn, Northumberland. |
| Description: | Sample of Blaxter sandstone from the building stone collection of the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust. The stone has a cut surface with a very pale orange-buff colour. Edinburgh World Heritage Trust sample no. EWHT 20. Pale orange-coloured sandstone, with visible dark mica flakes on bedding surfaces. This specimen is of Carboniferous age. Some Blaxter stone is known as 'salt n' pepper' because of its appearance. Blaxter Quarry provided good building stone at the end of the 19th century and reached a peak of production in 1925 when it employed 95 men. It is still open and is a favoured stone for restoration projects in Edinburgh. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jun 25 00:00:00 GMT 1905 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Copyright statement: | Unknown |
| Orientation: | Portrait |
| Size: | 263.47 KB; 775 x 1000 pixels; 66 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 205 x 265 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
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