| P number: | P531108 |
|---|---|
| Caption: | Corsehill quarry. |
| Description: | This is a large building stone quarry in Triassic sandstone. It is approximately 100m by 80m in area and up to 30m deep. There is less than 1m overburden. The bed depth averages 0.5m on recently extracted blocks. There are some black organic partings to 1cm, and green reduction bands. The grain size is variable from shale to coarse sandstone. |
| Date taken: | 01/01/1994 |
| Photographer: | Norton, G. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| X longitude/easting: | 320600 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 570200 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 309.47 KB; 1000 x 648 pixels; 85 x 55 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 171 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Best of BGS Images/ Stone and the built heritage (Building Britain), Building Stones, Building Stones/ Scottish Building Stones Database |
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