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Caption: Rock specimen of sandstone from Bloody Mires Quarry, Kippen Muir, Central Region, Scotland.
Description: Sample of red sandstone, showing uniform grainsize and colour. This specimen is of Devonian age. British Geological Survey Petrology Collection sample number MC2092. This sample is from an abandoned quarry which may have been used for local building stone. Red sandstone was commonly used in Scotland from the late 19th century. The largest and most significant quarries of red sandstone in Scotland were in Ayrshire and Dumfriesshire, from where the stone was transported by railway. .
Date taken: 01/01/2003
Photographer: Bain, T.S.
Copyright statement: NERC
Additional information: MC2092
X longitude/easting: 263000
Y latitude/northing: 693000
Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid)
Orientation: Portrait
Size: 144.62 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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