Lumps of shale from ancient miners' backfill after pillar and stall coal mining in an abandoned quarry in South Yorkshire

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Size: 4672px × 3104px
Location: Abandoned quarry in the coal measures, South Yorkshire
Photo credit: © Phil Wolstenholme / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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