Up hill to the chalk pit
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Up hill to the chalk pit
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 25 Mar 2016
The plantation on the skyline masks a chalk quarry operated by Omya UK, whose Whiting Works is on the right of the picture. The company's website explains that there has been a quarry here since 1820, and that its Morden Rock is a very pure form of calcium carbonate used for fillers and in food production. The Melbourn Whiting Company began commercial production of industrial fillers in 1946.
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Image Location
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52.044728
Longitude
-0.113866