Sands project

samples

NOTE - some of the damples were lost in the flooding of 25th June 2007.

ALDBE - Aldbrough, East Yorkshire. Beach Sand.

BCB - Barracane Bay, North Devon. Beach sand.

BH1 - Golspie Beach. Scotland

BH2 - Strath of Kildonan (near Helmsdale), Scotland - river

BH3 - Strath of Kildonan (near Helmsdale), Scotland - river 2 miles upstream from BH2

BH3 - Talmine beach, Kyle of Tongue, Scotland.

BH5 - Loch Loyal, Scotland.

BH6 - Strath More, Scotland - river

BH7 Scourie beach, Scotland.

BH8 - Gen Nevis river, Scotland.

BH9 - Kennacraig Beach, Scotland

BH10 - Dunoon Beach, Scotland.

BH11 - Ardorsan Beach, Scotland.

BRIM - Brimham Rocks (weathered Carboniferous)

CARN2006 - dark coloured beach sand, Carnelian Bay 2006.

CARNBS - beach sand, Carnelian Bay 2005.

CARNCH - charcoal sand layer, Carnelican Bay 2005. Quaternary. TA06328 85550

CARNGS - glacial sand, Carnelian Bay 2005.

CARNSI - silt, Carnelian Bay 2005.

CRAY - Crayfish Creek, Burnie, N E Tasmania (PR)

DDBS - Danes Dyke, East Yorkshire, Beach Sand (stained blue).

DD2007cliffsand - layered sand in cliff south side of Dane's Dyke

DIM63 - from cliff between tills TA3909721660

DIM76 - Dimlington, from beach, near the cliff.

Easington South Feb 2006 - high on beach.

Evamps, WA, USA (PR)

EX - Sandy Bay, Exmouth, Devon (PR).

Hornsea 2006 - high on beach .

KEYSAN2006 - from Keyingham (new) Gravel Pit, collected May 2006.

KEY4 - cross-bedded sand from from Keyingham (new) Gravel Pit, collected September 2007.

KEY5 - sandy gravel from Keyingham (new) Gravel Pit, collected September 2007.

KNAPQ - Knapton Quarry, East Yorkshire. Quaternary sand deposit.

KWSNY - Kellaways Sand (M Jurassic), Quarry, North Yorkshire.

MAP2006 - high on beach - may have washed out of Boulder Clay.

MAP2006A - from beach colected May 2006, TA2309643306

MidHo - Middlehope, Somerset. ST33426633

RUNS - Runswick Bay, April 2006.

SANDBAY - Sand Bay, Somerset. ST33120 64696

SCSQ - Kellaways Sand (Jurassic) - South Cave Station Quarry, East Yorkshire .

Seixal, Madeira, 2005- donated by John Prescott .

SEWBS - beach sand, Sewerby, East Yorkshire.

SEWCL - brlown sand, Sewerby Cliff.

SEWGR - Sewerby Gravels

SILVER - "Silver Sand"

SL2006 - high on the beach under a Chalk cliff at South Landing, Flamborough, collected July 2006.

WNS - Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Beach Sand (stained pink). TF 9096 4574

WOODHILL - Woodhill Bay, Somerset. ST 464 775

VOY1 - Crockley Farm - SE 627 464

VOY2 - Clay pit east of Stillingfleet - SE 621 403- "cover sand".

WOOL1 - shelly beach sand, near Mill Rock, Woolacombe, Devon.

WOOL2 - beach sand, Puttsburgh Sands, Wollacombe, Devon.

WOOL3 - dune sand, Puttsburgh Sands, Wollacombe, Devon.

 

(samples BHxx donated by Barrie Heaton).

(DH - samples donated by Don Berry)

(PR - samples donated by Paul Richards)

Mike Horne FGS
Geology Tutor
Hull University