ST1444 : Rockface, Kilve Beach
near to East Quantoxhead, Somerset, Great Britain

Rockface, Kilve Beach
There is a clear fault line marked by a narrow quartz band cutting diagonally through the sedimentary shale and limestone rocks here. This quartz line also marks a change in the angle of the strata from near horizontal in the foreground to about 30º in the further rockface. This beach is very interesting both geologically and palaeontologically as a wander along the beach will turn up many fossils especially traces of ammonites. (see ST1444 : Ammonite on Kilve Beach I,ST1444 : Ammonite on Kilve Beach II)
- Grid Square
- ST1444, 19 images (more nearby - lo-fi)
- Photographer
- Rob Farrow (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Geograph
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 27 August, 2006 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 31 August, 2006
- Category
- Rock strata (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
ST 147 445 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:11.5998N 3:13.3243W - View Direction
- EAST (about 90 degrees)
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