Earthwatcher's photos with the keyword: North Sands

Thrusted and faulted chevron folds in Namurian age siltstones and shales at Tenby North Sands. The vegetation does somewhat obscure the structure. Late winter would be a better time to view this exposure. A panoramic view of this structure is here: www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/48414314 and a simplified interpretation is here: www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/49952282

Thrusted and faulted chevron folds in Namurian age siltstones and shales at Tenby North Sands. A panorama constructed from two landscape format photos stiched together in Photoshop. The vegetation does somewhat obscure the structure. Late winter would be a better time to view this exposure. A simplified interpretation of the structure is shown in the next photo here: www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/49952282

A simplified interpretation of the previous photo of thrusted and faulted chevron folds in Namurian age siltstones and shales at Tenby North Sands. A panorama constructed from two landscape format photos stiched together in Photoshop. The vegetation does somewhat obscure the structure. Late winter would be a better time to view this exposure. Yellow - bedding plane traces. Red - thrusts and shear planes. The original photo is here: www.ipernity.com/doc/earthwatcher/48414314