The De la Beche unconformity at Vallis Vale, Somerset, showing horizontal layers of yellow sedimentary rock - oolitic limestone - resting on top of ti

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The De la Beche unconformity at Vallis Vale, Somerset, showing horizontal layers of yellow sedimentary rock - oolitic limestone - resting on top of tilted layers of grey Carboniferous limestone. The site is in a disused quarry near Frome.

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Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: Frome, Somerset, UK
Photo credit: © Philip Bishop / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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