Chalk, Roger??? Also, I think the white on Dartmoor is probably cloud...
2009/1/7 Rick Stewart, Morwellham Quay Mine Manager <
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> Whilst the hazing on the eastern margin on the photo is probably cloud the
> white patch on the southwestern side of Dartmoor is the Lee Moor group of
> China Clay works.
>
> Rick Stewart
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roger Gosling" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 2:32 PM
> Subject: Re: Cornish Mining from Space
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> > The white part near the centre of the picture is the chalk pits north of
> St
> > Austell, which include the Wheal Martin chalk mining musseum tourist
> centre
> > and the Eden Project.
> >
> > The larger white parts in bottom right must be Dartmoor, so is probably
> > snow?? Can't imagine why else it would be such a large area of white.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Roger
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Keith Ramsey" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 9:59 AM
> > Subject: [MINING-HISTORY] Cornish Mining from Space
> >
> >
> > I've just found this NASA photograph of Cornwall which is captioned
> > "PENZANCE, STRIP MINING". I suspect that many of you will have a much
> better
> > idea of what it shows than I do.
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/8n6l8e
> >
> > Keith Ramsey
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