Manchester Geological Association

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U3A visit to Dorset, June 2009 - John Price

Eastern end of Chesil Beach
Eastern end of Chesil Beach

 Tout Quarry showing Portland limestones
Tout Quarry showing Portland limestones

 Lulworth Cove showing Portland limestone underneath Purbeck stone
Lulworth Cove showing Portland limestone underneath Purbeck stone
The Cinder Bed, at the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary
The Cinder Bed, at the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary

 Junction of the Greensand and Chalk
Junction of the Greensand and Chalk

 Tilted chalk beds with oolitic limestone overlying
Tilted chalk beds with oolitic limestone overlying
Lulworth Crumple and Stair Hole
Lulworth Crumple and Stair Hole