West Cornwall - Geology
Roof Pendant - Rinsey Cove (S21)
View from Granite Cliffs over the beach at Rinsey Cove .
The wave cut platform forms a noticeable feature of the Roof Pendant , formed from Country Rock
metamorphised by heat from the surrounding 'Tregonning Godolphin' Granite Intrusion.
A Roof Pendant is a mass of country rock that projects downward into and surrounded by an
Igneous Intrusion such as a Batholith .
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Location - Rinsey Cove is West of Porthleven in Gallery 21 -- NT Car Park on the Coast.
Ref: 4452
Date: 30/12/2016
Location: SW 5916 2695