A geological unconformity in Summer House Wood

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A geological unconformity in Summer House Wood

Image: © Dr Duncan Pepper Taken: 17 Nov 2016

The upper layer is a Triassic Mercia Mudstone whilst the lower layer is Blacknore lower Devonian sandstone-separated by 200 million years.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.472853
Longitude
-2.701262