South Cornwall - Geology
Some of the Geological features around the Cornwall Coast between Helford and Cremyll
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Basic Geology :-
Devonian rocks 417 - 354 million years old (myo ), form the basis of most of Cornwalls Geology.
Subject to deformation during the Variscan Orogeny about 380 - 280 myo.
These are hard rocks, resistant to erosion, often resulting in dramatic sea cliffs .
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Basic Geology :-
Devonian rocks 417 - 354 million years old (myo ), form the basis of most of Cornwalls Geology.
Subject to deformation during the Variscan Orogeny about 380 - 280 myo.
These are hard rocks, resistant to erosion, often resulting in dramatic sea cliffs .

Lamprophyre Dyke - Helford River (S25)

Raised Beach - Bream Cove (S25)

Slates - Sunny Cove (S25)

Raised Beach - Sunny Cove (S25)

Old Wave Cut Platform - Newporth Head (S25)

Raised Beach - Pendower Beach -1 (S26)

Raised Beach - Pendower Beach - 2 (S26)

Raised Beach - Pendower Beach - 3 (S26)

Limestone - Carne Beach -1 (S26)

Folds - Carne Beach -1 (S26)

Quartzite - Carne Beach -1 (S26)

Limestone - Carne Beach - 2 (S26)

Folds - Carne Beach - 2 (S26)

Quartzite - Carne Beach - 2 (S26)

Quartzite - Carne Beach - 3 (S26)

Pillow Lava - Nare Head (S26)

Conglomerate - Jacka Point - Portloe (S26)

Conglomerate - Porthluney Cove (S27)

Fault - Hemmick Beach (S27)

Honeycomb Weathering - Hemmick Beach (S27)

Tufa - Hemmick Beach (S27)

Pillow Lava - Great Perhaver Point (S27)

Quartzite - Quartz Veining / Great Perhaver Beach (S27)

Elvan Dyke - Polrudden Cove (S28)

Head Deposits - Par (S28)

Raised Beach - Par (S28)

Raised Beach / Ice Wedge - Spit Beach (S28)

Raised Beach - Spit Beach (S28)

Coloured Slate Patterns - Lansallos Cove (S29)

Devonian Slates - Talland Bay (S30)

Coloured Slates - Talland Bay (S30)

Devonian Slates - Seaton (S30)

Quartz Veins - Britain Point (S31)

Devonian Slate - Britain Point (S31)

Red Devonian Rocks - Blarrick Cliff (S31)

Anticline - Blarrick Cliff (S31)

Rhyolite Lava Flow - Kingsand (S31)

Unconformity - Kingsand (S31)

Cheesewring Quarry

The Cheesewring
