TGeological log of Sands Top Quarry, Newbald
(Some notes for Geological Fieldwork Techniques class)
tutor: Mike Horne FGS
for the Centre for Life Long Learning
Logged section of Sands Top Quarry (6/5/2002) by Colin Clark, Mike Horne, Paul Richards and Stuart Jones - (starting at top)
90 cm brown/pale blue mottled silty clay
75cm sand - dark orange at base lighter at top
1cm impersistant blue clay
47cm orange/yellow sands with bands of 'iron pan'
32cm grey/blue silty clay with orange sandy motling
295cm brown oolite in 10-30cm beds
thin clay band
70cm oolite in 10-30cm beds
erosion surface
thin clay band
150cm oolite in 10-30cm beds
erosion surface
5 to 15cm oolitic clay band 'iron pan' at top in places
erosion surface
30-90cm hard blue hearted oolite
erosion surface
thin clay layer
33cm blue hearted shelly oolite
erosion surface
50cm hard buff oolite, blue hearted
erosion surface
thin clay layer
50cm buff hard oolite
erosion surface
thin clay layer
50cm brown oolite
45cm cross bedded oolite
erosion surface
60cm (up to) cross bedded oolite
30cm (approx.) hard coarse grained brown shelly oolite
>80cm hard cream oolite (may be blue hearted) - base not seen.
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