Triassic strata with dyke
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Triassic strata with dyke
Image: © Jonathan Wilkins Taken: 4 Sep 2022
A basalt dyke (left) intrudes gently-inclined sandstones of Triassic age on the shore. This is a wonderful exposure which highlights the difference in hardness and erosion potential of the two rock types. Rounded boulders of the black-coloured basalt lie all over the beach. They have been eroded from this and other dyke exposures nearby. A particular contrast in the type of intrusive rock, and in the inclination of the Triassic strata when compared with those found to the east. See also Image
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Image Location
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55.503038
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