Fault line in the sandstone in Mill Road, Bromborough.

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Fault line in the sandstone in Mill Road, Bromborough.

Image: © Donald Farnworth Taken: Unknown

This is a nice Horst and Graben fault, tensional forces have pulled the rocks apart meaning the graben (middle section) has dropped downwards.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.340998
Longitude
-2.98507