| P number: | P030026 |
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| Old photograph number: | A11190 |
| Caption: | Broughton Quarry GFX Hartigan Ltd., Milton Keynes (village). Looking NW. |
| Description: | Broughton Quarry GFX Hartigan Ltd., Milton Keynes (village). Looking NW. Gravel workings in Second Terrace deposits of River Ouzel. After moving overburden (1.5 metres) about 3 - 4.5 metres of fine, medium and coarse gravel, with sand lenses is extracted. The gravel is chiefly of flint with some chalk pebbles; elephants' teeth have been collected from the gravels. The topsoil is replaced after the removal of the gravel and the land restored to agricultural use. |
| Date taken: | 01/01/1968 |
| Photographer: | Pulsford, J.M. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| X longitude/easting: | 489500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 240500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 243.69 KB; 1000 x 789 pixels; 85 x 67 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 209 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Economic geology/ Quarries |
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