| P number: | P201741 |
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| Old photograph number: | A01790 |
| Caption: | Cliff W. of Blackgang Chine, Chale Bay. Looking NW. |
| Description: | Cliff W. of Blackgang Chine, Chale Bay. Looking NW. Lower Greensand at Chale. Cliff terrace, Chale on skyline to right, stands on the Sandrock Beds, the lowest member of which is the white sandstone (20 ft.) near the top of the cliff. Divisions of Ferruginous Sands represented in the cliff are - in descending order - Clay Bed, forming upper shelf in cliff; Ferruginous Beds of Blackgang Chine; Foliated Clay and Sand, forming lower shelf, covered by mud-flows and talus; and Cliff End Sand, seen in the low bluff immediately above the beach, near the white boats. Atherfield Point in distance. Ref: 'A short account of the geology of the Isle of Wight', pp.26, 29, 30. |
| Date taken: | Wed Feb 23 00:00:00 GMT 1921 |
| Photographer: | Rhodes, J. |
| Copyright statement: | Crown |
| X longitude/easting: | 448500 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 77500 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 192.50 KB; 1000 x 742 pixels; 85 x 63 mm (print at 300 DPI); 265 x 196 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Geoscience subjects/ Stratigraphical, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, marine/ Coastal scenery, general views, Geoscience subjects/ Landforms, weathering/ Landslips |
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