| P number: | P528126 |
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| Caption: | Muscovite mica split, trimmed and graded as 'No. 2', 'white' from the Little Scatwell mica prospect, eight miles from Strathpeffer, Ross and Cromarty. |
| Description: | Three specimens of mica graded as 'No. 2', 'white' from the Little Scatwell mica prospect, eight miles from Strathpeffer, Ross and Cromarty. This indicated that the surface area of the specimens is 15-24 square inches. This is the fourth grade down in size. British Geological Survey Petrology Collection sample number MC 7734. Books of mica were found up to 20 inches in diameter though most did not exceed seven or eight inches in diameter. Most books extracted from near the surface had a silvery appearance, the larger ones bent and often badly ruled. The Little Scatwell mica prospect was the second most productive source of mica in Scotland during the Second World War. The 'run of mine' output was sent to Pitlochry Sorting Station for processing. |
| Date taken: | 25/06/1905 |
| Photographer: | Unknown |
| Copyright statement: | Unknown |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 288.72 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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