| P number: | P006257 |
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| Old photograph number: | L01155 |
| Caption: | Hillhead Quarry near Buxton. Looking W. |
| Description: | Hillhead Quarry near Buxton. Looking W. Typical thickly-bedded D1 zone shelf limestone (Bee Low Limestones), with interbedded clay beds (wayboards) representing volcanic ash horizons. This quarry, belonging to Tarmac Ltd., was closed in 1973 because of the amount of contamination from clay in the wayboards and open joints. |
| Date taken: | 01/05/1973 |
| 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: | 407100 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 369600 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 268.29 KB; 1000 x 671 pixels; 85 x 57 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 178 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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