2022

NY9839 : Greenfoot Quarry, Stanhope

taken 3 years ago, near to Crawleyside, County Durham, England

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Greenfoot Quarry, Stanhope
Greenfoot Quarry, Stanhope
A rare exposure of the Little Whin Sill, an igneous sheet of dolerite intruded into limestone rocks 300 million year ago.

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Geographical Context: Geological interest Quarrying, Mining
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Limestone Quarry [4] ·
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NY9839, 101 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Tim Heaton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 18 May, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 19 June, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 9842 3918 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:44.8545N 2:1.5640W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 9850 3910
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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