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placename:-
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Shap Blue Quarry
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locality:-
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Low Fell
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parish
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Shap Rural parish, once in
Westmorland
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county:-
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Cumbria
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quarry
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coordinates:-
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NY564106
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10Km square:-
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NY51
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1Km square |
NY5610 |
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sketch map:- |
KDMRS 1979-82
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Log book and sketch maps from the Kendal and District
Mine Research Society, 1979-82. |
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Geological Outing of the Kendal and District Mine
Research Society
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Log book page 1:-
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DATE - SATURDAY 3/3/79 / MAP REF - NY51 56501050 / LOCATION
- SHAP / NAME - SHAP GRANITE BLUE QUARRY / TYPE OF SITE -
QUARRY / WORKING OR DISUSED - WORKING / PEOPLE IN PARTY [ ]
/ NOS. OF PHOTOS (IF ANY) - NoS 1 / SPECIMENS FOUND -
EPIDOTE CRYSTALS & MASSIVE. CALCITE MASSIVE. ALMANDINE
MASSIVE & CRYSTALS. IRON PYRITES CRYSTALS (VERY SMALL)
DISCOLOURED BLACK / COMMENTS - COLD WET DAY!
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Log book page 17:-
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DATE - 2/6/79 SATURDAY / MAP REF - 5650/1050 / LOCATION -
SHAP / NAME - BLUE QUARRY / TYPE OF SITE - QUARRY / WORKING
OR DISUSED - WORKING / PEOPLE IN PARTY [ ] / NOS. OF PHOTOS
- Nos.1 / SPECIMENS FOUND - IRON PYRITES. COPPER PYRITES.
BIOTITE MICA. BARYTES CRYSTALS. CALCITE CRYSTALS. / COMMENTS
- NICE WARM DRY DAY.
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Log book page 19:-
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DATE - SATURDAY 9/6/79 / MAP REF - 5650/1050 / LOCATION -
SHAP / NAME - BLUE QUARRY / TYPE OF SITE - QUARRY / WORKING
OR DISUSED - WORKING / PEOPLE IN PARTY [ ] / NOS. OF PHOTOS
- [ ] / SPECIMENS FOUND - CALCITE CRYSTALS OF SCALENOHEDRAL
SHAPE / COMMENTS - DRY DAY. A LOT OF HEAVY ROCK HAS BEEN
BROUGHT DOWN OFF THE QUARRY FACE. VERY INTERESTING
AFTERNOON.
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placename:-
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Shap Granite Blue Quarry
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other name:-
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Blue Quarry
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coordinates:-
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NY56501050
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date:-
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1979
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period:-
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1970s
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Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008
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