Selected sites English Riviera Geopark
lummaton quarry, torquay.
many places in torbay geopark attractions. babbacombe cliffs have upside down layering of slates , limestone formed during variscan orogeny. permian red breccia visible there. there exposed marine cave systems between berry head , sharkham point. between black head , anstey s cove torbay s largest outcrop of igneous rock. crystal cove has 25 metre wide zone of calcite. kents cavern , brixham cavern contained fossils of extinct woolly rhinoceros , cave lion. dyers quarry rich in coral fossilised in growing position, late eifelian limestone. hollicombe head corbyn head have features of alluvial fan conglomerate deposits , seasonal river sandstones, both permian in origin. hopes nose features gold , palladium mineral deposits left hydrothermal fluids, , area important study of quaternary stratigraphy , sea level change. long quarry features evidence of development, formation , growth of stromatoporoid reef. lummaton quarry s shell deposits led naming of devonian period. saltern cove regionally important unconformity , site of special scientific interest.
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