Staithes - Day at the Seaside
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Our day on a sunny beach
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The Staithes formation seen from the harbour |
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Lots of interesting bedding patterns |
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The tide would come in very fast cutting us off so there was no time to waste |
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Faults bring the beds we were to study down to our level |
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The cliffs are very dangerous so we kept well away from them |
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Viewing some of the beds |
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The rocks are tricky when wet but we had to make the most of our time there |
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Looking for grain size etc. |
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Finely bedded rocks |
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There were ancient fossils and trace fossils lying next to modern animals |
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Our demonstrator pointing out the Pecten beds |
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And, in case we were not clear, showing us more closely |
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More shelly fossils |
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Walking over for the day - except for the climb to the car park - time for an ice cream |
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The Cleveland formation at the other side of the bay |
Sunday at Hillbeck Quarry above Brough
Monday at the Seaside - Staithes
Friday at the "mystery quarry"
Last updated August 2007
