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Woolacombe |
Introduction and Info |
Location Information (key) |
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(Woolacombe) - 1996
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LOCATION
Woolacombe Bay can be reached directly from Woolacombe itself with very easy access. The beach is very rocky and difficult to cross, walk towards the South West end of the bay, towards Croyde. |
The rocks at Croyde are from the Devonian age. The beds continue from Baggy point to the South West end of Woolacombe with the Sandstones and Siltstones embedded within the Baggy Beds. The Pickwell Down beds become present from the middle Famennian age. At the base of this bed between the Pickwell Down Beds and Baggy Beds, a tuff band layer can be seen known as the 'Bittadon Felsite'. Within this layer, armoured fish fragments have been found including Holonema cf ornatum, Holoptychius, Coccosteus, Polyplocodus and Bothriolepis. It is better to access these beds via Croyde as the beds tend to be more fossiliferious, at Woolacombe bay they are quite rare.
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EQUIPMENT
TOOLS: A large lump hammer here is required and chisel. googles and suitable footwear should be used. The rocks here are very hard indeed, it may be a good idea to sharpen hammers before any visit to Woolacombe, otherwise the slate is difficult to split.
CONTAINERS: Fossils are quite hard in the Slate, but once the Slate is split into sizeable pieces, it can become brittle and so fossils should be wrapped well. |
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(Woolacombe) - 1996
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SAFETY & DANGERS
Common sense when collecting at all locations should be taken and knowledge of tide times should always be noted. The tide can easily cut you off at Woolacombe and the rocks are very slippery and dangerous, suitable hard-gripping footwear should be worn. The rocks are also very hard to split and jagged fragments from a hammer blow could easily pearce the skin, Goggles should be worn. |
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