Aust Cliff, Aust, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, UK
2.5cm bed of pink Satin Spar Gypsum from an extensive gypsum horizon about 3ft from the bottom of the south western cliff. The curves in the crystals probably due to post-depositional distortion of some sort. Collection of Lloyd Llewellyn.
© Lloyd Llewellyn
Celestine crystals on Marl. specimem size approx 8cm x 8cm. found on the 13-09-04
© Rory Donaldson
Lustrous black botryoidal hematite crystals on massive hematite matrix. Has old pen-and-ink label. Ex. J. Cilen collection #2624.
© 2002 John H. Betts
A 1.5cm x 6cm piece with the crystals aligned at 90 degrees to the plane of the original bed. The cliffs at this location contain 5 or 6 gypsum beds between red marl.
© Virginia Maine please credit usage
4.5cm shard of translucent, pale pinkish-brown Satin Sapar Gypsum. Collected by, and in collection of Lloyd Llewellyn.
Mudstone pseudomorphs after Halite. Specimen width 45mm. Collected by P. King. Bill Gordon collection and photograph.
© W. (Bill) Gordon
Field of view : 3mm, Photo & Collection : Martin Stolworthy. Specimen was collected on beach near the old Severn Bridge in 1985 and is found in layers of slate and shale and when split these small rosettes are lying on the bedding planes
© Martin Stolworthy
Orange Celestite Weight: 78g Customer Michelle Dennard went to the UK to visit her mother and brought me back this specimen because she knew I collect minerals. Thank you so very much Michelle!! rlh1087
Gypsum-veins at the base of the cliff Photo: Jürgen Greiner
© Jürgen Greiner
Halite pseudomorphs
Pieces such as this are common but quite localised along the foreshore though most are smaller and thinner.
Looking east towards the old Severn bridge showing visable Gypsum viens running through the lower part of the cliff. photo taken 15/09/2003
Gypsum Veins in Red marl showing satin spar effect taken on 15/09/2003
Band of white gypsum approx 2cm thick in red marl. Feb 2008
Layer of massive gypsum noodles at the base of the cliff Photo: Jürgen Greiner