| P number: | P527001 |
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| Caption: | Photomicrograph of sandstone from Stancliffe Quarry near Matlock, Derbyshire, England |
| Description: | The image is part of a thin section taken using a relatively low-power lens in order to show the grain structure and texture of the rock. The specimen is of Carboniferous age. British Geological Survey Petrology Collection sample number S 16892. The sandstone is dominated by grains of clear quartz and feldspar, with darker brown-coloured iron oxides throughout. Stancliffe stone has been obtained from the Stancliffe Quarry at Darley Dale, which exploits Carboniferous rocks of the Millstone Grit. It has been used extensively for repair work in the Edinburgh New Town, for example at Nos. 15-21 Palmerston Place which was originally constructed in the 1880s using Binny Sandstone from Dalmeny Quarry in West Lothian. Because all of the local sandstone quarries in Edinburgh and the Lothians are now disused, all the sandstone used in Edinburgh has to come from outside sources. Over 90% of the stone being used for both repair work and new build comes from the north of England, namely Northumberland, County Durham, Yorkshire and Derbyshire. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jun 25 00:00:00 GMT 1905 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Copyright statement: | Unknown |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 346.99 KB; 1000 x 667 pixels; 85 x 56 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 176 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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