ST1367 : Cliff below trading estate

near to Barry Island, The Vale of Glamorgan/Bro Morgannwg, Great Britain

Cliff below trading estate
Cliff below trading estate
The flat-lying sandstones and mudstones of the Mercia Mudstone Group from the Triassic period unconformably overlie tilted Carboniferous Limestone beds. This angled junction between the older rocks below and the younger rocks above represents a gap in the geological record of up to 100 million years.
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ST1367, 3 images   (more nearby - lo-fi)
Photographer
Alan Bowring   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph
Date Taken
Saturday, 27 September, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 27 September, 2008
Category
Unconformity   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 134 670 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:23.7569N 3:14.7345W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 135 670
View Direction
WEST (about 270 degrees)
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