Greenfoot Quarry, Stanhope
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Greenfoot Quarry, Stanhope
Image: © Tim Heaton Taken: 18 May 2022
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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Image Location
Latitude
54.747575
Longitude
-2.026067