Carboniferous Limestone
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Carboniferous Limestone
Image: © Jonathan Wilkins Taken: 19 Mar 2008
Great thicknesses of limestone of Carboniferous age (~350 million years) remain in the coastal hills in this area. Quarries on the south-facing slopes are no longer active, but serious extraction continues on the coast. The limestone is the result of accumulation of carbonate-rich muds from microscopic algae and shelly debris forming obvious fossils. Here the layers of the rock can be seen to dip steadily to the North.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.280995
Longitude
-3.667798