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Geology in Great Britain (for fossils see Fossils).

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Chalk cliffs from the Cretaceous period. View of the Seven Sisters - Chalk cliffs from the Cretaceous period, Sussex, England The South Downs, Sussex.
Fault between Late Triassic and Lower Jurassic rocks. Scene showing a fault between Late Triassic and Lower Jurassic rocks, Blue Anchor, Somerset, England Blue Anchor, Somerset.
Folded strata in Cambrian rocks. Scene showing folded strata in Cambrian rocks, Solva, Pembrokeshire, Wales Solva, Pembrokeshire.
Fossil ripples in Devonian sediments. Photograph of fossil ripples in Devonian sediments, Porlock Weir, Somerset, England Porlock Weir, Somerset.
Gypsum from the Late Triassic. Photograph of Gypsum in late Triassic sediments, Blue Anchor, Somerset, England Blue Anchor, Somerset.
London Clay under the Red Crag. Photograph of the London Clay under the Red Crag, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex.
London Clay, showing stratification, under the Red Crag. Photograph of the London Clay, showing stratification, under the Red Crag, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex.
Permian Sandstone cliffs showing cross-bedding. Photograph of Permian Sandstone showing cross bedding, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England Bridgnorth, Shropshire.
Pleistocene (Red Crag) Cliffs, Walton View of Pleistocene Red Crag cliffs, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex.
Pleistocene (Red Crag) Cliffs, Walton showing stratification. Photograph of Pleistocene Red Crag, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex.
Pleistocene (Red Crag) Cliffs, Walton showing a band of fossils. Photograph of Pleistocene Red Crag showing a band of fossils, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, England Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex.
Precambrian Rocks, Charnwood Forest Picture of Precambrian rocks, Beacon Hill , Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire, England - Countryside Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire.
Precambrian Rocks, Charnwood Forest Picture of Precambrian rocks, Bradgate Park , Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire, England - Countryside Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire.
Sandstone (Ashdown beds) Cliffs, Hastings. Photograph of Sandstone (Ashdown Beds) Cliffs, Hastings, England Hastings, Sussex.
Strata, tilted - producing a landscape feature in the Carboniferous Millstone Grit. Photograph of tilted strata producing a landscape feature in the Carboniferous Millstone Grit, Derbyshire Peak District, England Derbyshire Moors, Peak District.
Strata, wave eroded - in the Lower Lias (Jurassic). Photograph of wave eroded strata in the Lower Lias (Jurassic), Kilve, Somerset, England Kilve, Somerset.

 

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