(Glacial Cliffs) - 2000
The cliffs at Overstrand are Glacial, the various colours and textures are superb to see.
(Fault with Chalk and Wroxham Crag) - 2000
When you first go on the beach from the car park, you will notice a fault in the cliff. A short but high chalk section can be seen with the Wroxham Crag resting upon it. The Wroxham Crag is actually present along this beach at the base of the cliff with the Cromer Forest Bed further East. Both of these are usually covered by glacial landslips or are below beach level and so cannot be seen. During scouring the Wroxham Crag is exposed near the base of the cliff, but has been washed away from the main foreshore.
(Chalk on the foreshore) - 2000
The upper chalk (Maastrichtian) is exposed on the foreshore along the beach from Overstrand to Sidestrand but again only during scouring conditons.
How overstrand looked during the Cretaceous - Crinoid
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How overstrand looked during the Cretaceous - Heterocentrotus mammilatus
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How overstrand looked during the Cretaceous - Heterocentrotus trigonarius
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How overstrand looked during the Cretaceous - Coral
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How overstrand looked during the Cretaceous - Culcita novaeguineae
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Quaternary |
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0.00 to 0.01 |
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Late |
Devensian |
0.01 to 0.12 |
| Ipswichian |
0.12 to 0.13 |
Middle |
Wolstonian |
0.13 to 0.20 |
| Hoxnian |
0.20 to 0.25 |
| Anglian |
0.25 to 0.30 |
| Cromerian |
0.30 to 0.40 |
Early |
Beestonian |
0.40 to 0.60 |
| Pastonian |
0.60 to 0.80 |
| Pre-Pastonian |
0.80 to 1.30 |
| Bramertonian |
1.30 to 1.55 |
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Late |
Maastrichtian |
65.0 to 71.0 |
| Campanian |
71.0 to 83.0 |
| Santonian |
83.0 to 86.0 |
| Contacian |
86.0 to 89.0 |
| Turonian |
89.0 to 93.0 |
| Cenomanian |
93.0 to 98.9 |
Early |
Albian |
98.9 to 111 |
| Aptian |
111 to 121 |
| Barremian |
121 to 127 |
| Hauterivian |
127 to 132 |
| Valanginian |
132 to 137 |
| Ryazanian |
Berriasian |
137 to 142 |
Pleistocene
0.01 - 1.55 MYA |
FORMATIONS AND DEPOSITS |
LOCATIONS |
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Portland Rasied Beach |
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Selsey Beds |
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March Gravels |
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Clyde Beds |
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Taplow |
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Upper Flood Plain Thames Terraces |
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| OIS7 |
Stutton |
Eemian |
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Wurmian |
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Lower Flood Plain Themes Terrace |
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Wexford Gravels |
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Isle of Man Depostis |
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Hoxnian |
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Boyn Hill Thames Terrace |
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Rissian |
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E
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R
L
Y |
Corton Beds |
Corton |
| Bridlington Crag |
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| Yoldia Beds |
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| Chillesford Beds |
Wangford Quarry |
| Cromerian |
Pakefield
West Runton
Overstrand
Corton |
Mindelian |
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Gunzian |
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Pre-Gunzian |
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Wroxham Crag Formation |
Weybourne
West Runton
Overstrand |
Maastrichtian
65 - 71 MYA |
FORMATIONS AND DEPOSITS |
LOCATIONS |
| Upper Chalk |
Overstrand
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