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Mammoth lived on most of the continents in the Northern Hemisphere during the last big ice age 70-10,000 years ago. Woolly Mammoths were about the same size as Indian elephants are today and covered...
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Category Archives: Quaternary

February – Woolly Mammoth Tooth.

Mammoth lived on most of the continents in the Northern Hemisphere during the last big ice age 70-10,000 years ago. Woolly Mammoths were about the same size as Indian elephants are today and covered in a layer of coarse hair. They are a good indicator of a cold climate and tundra or Steppe [...]
By admin on February 3, 2009 | Leave a comment

Gravel Hole Quarry

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 445 231 BGS Sheet 33 OS Sheet 93 Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/2003 Site Description Site Status SNCI Description of Geodiversity Disused and landscaped sand and gravel quarry Literature References Site Map Site Assessment Access and Safety Comments Rating Safety of access Along footpath over railway line 8 Safety of exposure Shallow quarry environment 10 Restricting conditions None   Multiple exposure None   Note It is strongly suggested that on-site safety be the responsibility of [...]
By admin on May 19, 2003 | Leave a comment

Dalton Piercey

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 469 307 BGS Sheet 27 OS Sheet 93 Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/2003 Site Description Site Status SNCI Description of Geodiversity Natural river-cliff exposure of fluvio-glacial deposits. The cliff reveals an exposure of middle sand, gravels and clays. Literature References The Geology of the Country Between Durham and West Hartlepool – Dennis Smith 1967 Site Map Site Assessment Access and [...]
By admin on May 6, 2003 | Leave a comment