Visiting the former Barr Beacon Quarry
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Visiting the former Barr Beacon Quarry
Image: © Robin Stott Taken: 12 Apr 2014
Guided by members of the Black Country Geological Society, a group from the Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group inspects the quarry, cleared of scrub by BCGS volunteers. The geological exposure is of Kidderminster Conglomerate, top left, overlying Bridgnorth Sandstone, aka Hopwas Breccia. The conglomerate sheds quantities of Bunter Pebbles, lower right.
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