Cambrian Quarry
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Cambrian Quarry
Image: © Jonathan Wilkins Taken: 11 Jun 2011
This view of the disused quarry shows the pronounced easterly dip of the strata. The target of extraction was originally a pure bed of sandstone known as the Cefn y Fedw Sandstone, of Carboniferous (Namurian) age, which was used for the manufacture of Vim scouring powder. In more recent time, the underlying, finely bedded, pink and grey-coloured sandstones were extracted.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.150763
Longitude
-3.175849