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Crackington Formation

Crackington Formation

              

Crackington Formation
Description: The folded strata in the cliffs at Crackington Haven which are so significant that this type of formation is known as the Crackington Formation throughout the World.
The rocks themselves were formed 325 million years ago in the Carbiniferous period as far away as the Equator. They were compressed into the folds we see today during the last Ice Age
Keywords: Crackington, rock, formation
Date: 18.02.2008 10:25
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