P number: | P005530 |
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Old photograph number: | L02104 |
Caption: | Tanfield Gravel Pit (defunct), Steeply Denniff Co. Ltd. Looking NE. |
Description: | Tanfield Gravel Pit (defunct), Steeply Denniff Co. Ltd. Looking NE. A close-up of the lower part of the cliff in the centre of the basin-like depositional structure (see photograph No. L 2101). Within the gravel deposit of a Devensian kame terrace a 30 cm. sand layer exhibits climbing ripples to perfection. |
Date taken: | Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 BST 1976 |
Photographer: | Thornton, K.E. |
Copyright statement: | NERC |
Acknowledgment: | This image was digitized with grant-in-aid from JIDI the JISC Image Digitization Initiative |
X longitude/easting: | 425690 |
Y latitude/northing: | 477760 |
Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
Orientation: | Landscape |
Size: | 386.22 KB; 1000 x 801 pixels; 85 x 68 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 212 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
Categories: | Best of BGS Images/ Geological structures, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, glaciation/ Glacial deposits, boulder clay, sand, gravel, Geoscience subjects/ Sedimentary features/ Ripple-marks |
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