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Temporary exposure of Tile Hill Mudstone in Coventry

13:16 Jul 23 2013 Hearsall Lane next to No 85 in the row of existing terrace houses

Description

Exposed by removal of advertising hording prior to building was a vertical section of red clay/mudstone about 3m high and 20m wide, with no obvious bedding, underlain in one corner of the excavation by about 1m of bedded red sandstone. It was not possible to access this to get a dip measurement. Above the mudstone was 0.5-1m of tipped material. The mudstones are now obscured by a retaining wall and the building of houses is now complete and the site covered.

Additional Data

Status of the site/exposure:	Building site
County or district:	Coventry
Ordnance Survey Sheet no:	Landranger 140
National Grid Reference(s):	SP3198 7886
BGS 1:50k sheet no:	169
Date of record:	May 20 2012
Contact details of the site owner (if applicable):	Not known
System/Period of rocks/sediments:	Stephanian
Group/Formation/Bed name:	Tile Hill Mudstone Fm
Width of observation (m):	20
Height of observation (m):	4
Submitted by:	Brian Ellis
Are you a trained geoscientist?:	Partial
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