| P number: | P531250 |
|---|---|
| Caption: | Furnace quarry. |
| Description: | A very large quarry in microgranite currently being worked as aggregate. The stone has previously been worked as a facing stone. The total length of the exposed face is approximately 200m and there are four benches each of up to 20m in height. The colour of the rock varies quite markedly throughout the quarry: there are large areas of both predominantly grey and predominantly pink varieties. The control on the coloration is most likely to be late stage hydrothermal fluid infiltration. Consistency in coloration could be guaranteed due to the definite partition of areas of different colour. |
| Date taken: | Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1994 |
| Photographer: | Norton, G. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| X longitude/easting: | 202800 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 700100 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 243.53 KB; 999 x 660 pixels; 85 x 56 mm (print at 300 DPI); 264 x 175 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Building Stones, Building Stones/ Scottish Building Stones Database |
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