Friarton quarry
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Friarton quarry
Image: © William Starkey Taken: 23 Mar 2015
Quarry workings at Friarton, Perth. The rock quarried here is an igneous pyroxene-andesite of the Ochil volcanic formation, formed in the Devonian Period. Reference: Directory of mines and quarries: http://envisioneer.net/articles/DirectoryOfMinesAndQuarries2010.pdf
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Image Location
Latitude
56.373643
Longitude
-3.432201