| P number: | P527697 |
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| Caption: | Vein calcite from Parkmore Quarry, Dufftown, Banffshire. |
| Description: | Vein calcite from the Parkmore Quarry, three-quarters of a mile north-east of Dufftown, Banffshire. Many calcite veins and some schist partings occurred in the 105 feet thick Dalradian (Precambrian) Limestone. British Geological Survey Petrology Collection sample number MC 7474. Banffshire is one of the Scottish counties most richly endowed with limestones. They were exploited mainly for agricultural purposes around Keith and Dufftown and were recorded as being worked since c. 1800. By 1949 the number of working quarries had declined to three or four producing lime or ground limestone for agricultural purposes. |
| Date taken: | Sun Jun 25 00:00:00 GMT 1905 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Copyright statement: | Unknown |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 139.68 KB; 1000 x 665 pixels; 85 x 56 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 176 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
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| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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