Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan: Geology
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Penarth Front
Fault in Rhaetic South of Penarth. Downthrow of 3 foot on South (left). Back not quite vertical. 16/11/68
Date: 16/11/1968
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Red and white gypsum or 'alabaster' CaSO4 2H2O Penarth Head. Precipitated from Trias desert lake. Vein in tea green marls rep. by nodules further West. 1968
Date: 1968
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Penarth Head and pink gypsum or alabaster CaSO4 2H2O
Pink alabaster of red trias clif, Penarth head, June 2001
Date: June 2001
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Penarth Head and pink gypsum or alabaster CaSO4 2H2O
Satin spar gypsum fibrous. From red/white strata. Penarth Head 1968
Date: 1968
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Penarth Head and pink gypsum or alabaster CaSO4 2H2O
White and pink gypsum from Trias sedimentaries of Penarth Head, 28/09/68
Date: 28/09/1968
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Views from Penarth Head and over Cardiff Bay
Double fault. Cliff east of Lavernock Point. August 1978
Date: August 1978
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Lavernock Geology cliff and beach platform shale bands and clay mud
Appearance of mortar in Lias east of St Marywell Bay. 1978
Date: 1978
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St Marywell Bay, Swanbridge
Dry erodible Rhaetic white lias. Little vegetation. St Maryswell Bay. January 1983
Date: January 1983
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Chunk of fallen tufa on beach showing honeycomb. St Mary's Well bay. January 1983
Date: January 1983
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St Mary's Well Bay. Rhaetic cliff in centre, Tufa
Fossil oysters abundant in lias boulders. St Mary's Well Bay. January 1983
Date: January 1983
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St Mary's Well Bay. Rhaetic cliff in centre, Tufa
Marine ripples blue lias. East end St Maryswell Bay. January 1983
Date: January 1983
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St Mary's Well Bay. Rhaetic cliff in centre, Tufa
Lias/Rhaetic/Triassic pebbles. West St Mary's Well bay. January 1983
Date: January 1983
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