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Gypsum from
Worbarrow Tout, Worbarrow Bay, Steeple with Tyneham, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK


Locality type:Headland
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Worbarrow Tout, Worbarrow Bay, Steeple with Tyneham, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:714186
Long-form Identifier:1:3:714186:7
GUID (UUID V4):459a716b-825b-41ee-b71e-b19dbaf1b939
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
0.8km (0.5 miles) Worbarrow Bay, Steeple with Tyneham, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK
2.2km (1.4 miles) Brandy Bay, Steeple with Tyneham, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK
2.6km (1.6 miles) Mupe Bay, West Lulworth, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK
3.9km (2.4 miles) Kimmeridge Bay, Kimmeridge, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK
4.6km (2.9 miles) Clavell's Hard, Kimmeridge, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK
5.7km (3.5 miles) St Oswalds Bay, West Lulworth, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK
8.5km (5.3 miles) Houns Tout, Corfe Castle, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK
10.7km (6.6 miles) Ringstead Bay, Osmington, West Dorset, Dorset, England, UK
16.9km (10.5 miles) Durlston Bay, Swanage, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK
20.6km (12.8 miles) Mutton Cove, Isle of Portland, Weymouth and Portland, Dorset, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
updated lithostratigraphy for the Purbeck Limestone Group in the Dorset type-area R. K. Westhead* and A...updated lithostratigraphy for the Purbeck Limestone Group in the Dorset type-area. Proceedings of the Geologists'...lithostratigraphical variation of the Purbeck Limestone Group across its Dorset type-area (within the Wessex sub-basin...coastal sections in west and central parts of south Dorset, and re-evaluation of previous detailed work further...in agreement with many recent researchers. The type-section of the group, at Durlston Bay in the east
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
associated sediments of the basal Purbeck Formation (Upper Jurassic) of Dorset IAN M. WEST WEST, I. M. Evaporites...associated sediments of the basal Purbeck Formation (Upper Jurassic) of Dorset. Proc. Geol. Ass., 86 (2), 205-225...205-225. Four facies of limestones, each with particular contents of calcitised evaporites and of skeletal...skeletal debris were recognised. They are compared with sediments of modern evaporite-depositing environments...lowermost limestones, stromatolitic and pelletoid with foraminifera, probably originated in intertidal
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
lower Purbeck strata of Portland, Dorset DINOSAUR TRACKS FROM THE LOWER PURBECK OF PORTLAND, DORSET, SOUTHERN...SOUTHERN ENGLAND STRATA P.C. ENSOM1 AND J.B. DELAIR2 Ensom, P.C. and Delair, J.B. 2007. Dinosaur tracks...the lower Purbeck strata of Portland, Dorset, southern England. Geoscience in south-west England, 11, 309-325...Freshwater Member, Lulworth Formation, Purbeck Limestone Group, of Dorset had not been recorded formally until...published a preliminary note, in the Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. He
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the two main brecciated horizons in the Lower Purbeck Limestones, between the Isle of Portland and Swanage...(1938). The beds affected are the basal Caps of the Purbeck and locally the Portland Roach. The upper brecciated...convenient base for the excursions which were favoured with excellent weather conditions throughout. Saturday...beach cut across undisturbed Hard Cap of the Lower Purbeck beds Photograph lent by E. Hearn of giant ammonites...Freshwater Bay (694705). In these quarries the unbrecciated succession of the Lower Purbeck beds was pointed
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ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL Geolo_ of south Dorset and south-east Devon and its World Heritage Coast...Coast - i,J ~ . A Geology of south Dorset and south-east Devon and its World Heritage Coast In recognition...in south-east Devon and Old Harry Rocks in south Dorset was granted World Heritage status in December 2001...main deposits preserved from that period together with river alluvium and terrace deposits. The structural...and occur in a variety of forms unrivalled in the UK. Inland too, the influence of geology on the landscape
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JURASSIC COAST he Jurassic Coast of Devon and Dorset has joined the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier...Point in Exmouth to Old Harry Rocks, beside Studland Bay, this coast provides a walk in time through 180 million...£9.99 I ,\ . ) 6 Withdrawn Stock Dorset Libraries DORSET COUNTY LIBRARY 111111111111111 I IIIIII... GUIDE TO THE DEVON AND DORSET WORLD HERITAGE SITE T RODNEY LEGG Dorset County Library 204058546...available from the British Library ISBN 0 948699 77 9 DORSET PUBLISHING COMPANY National School North Street
Book (edition)
Few parts of England offer a better training-ground in Geology than the coast of Dorset. All the principal...are plentiful. The Dorset coast is described almost foot by foot, from Pinhay Bay, beyond the Devon...The book is divided into three sections, dealing with the areas that can be reached conveniently from...BLACK Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2022 with funding from Kahle/Austin Foundation https://archive... the South-east. Photo bv E. R. Martin. STAIR With Gad LuLWoRTH COVE. Cliff, Hounstout and St.
Report (edition)
Research Cou~ nc2~i1.t ._________ r . · tHavant c With 8 ri tis h Reg io na I Geo:,jo::g:y~.:.:.:..:::~~~-...Great Britain and the Museum of Practical Geology with Overseas Geological Surveys and is a constituent...country into eighteen regions. To each region a bay in the Museum was allotted for the display of specimens...followed by second and third editions in 1948 and 1960. With the passage of time knowledge has both increased...Jurassic (Inferior Oolite, Great Oolite Series Dorset Basin, Great Oolite Series northwards from Westbury);
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Basal Purbeck of Dorset By PHILIP R. BROWN (PLATES XXXVI, XXXVII) ABSTRACT The basal Purbeck of Dorset...stromatolites. Petrographic evidence of anhydrite, gypsum, and celestine suggests evaporitic conditions during...scarcity of other fauna. INTRODUCTION THE basal Purbeck of Dorset has long aroused interest by reason of the...non-calcareous, sediment-binding algae. Comparison with present day and ancient algal limestones suggests...the formation of the Purbeck, while petrographic evidence of anhydrite, gypsum, and celestine, and regional
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Conservancy With contributions by Dr A. W. G. Kingsbury LONDON BUTTERWORTHS ■ ENGLAND Butterworth...Conservancy, 1970 ISBN 0 40S 70002 5 Printed in England at the Pitman Press, Bath ) I 281495 Contents... 7 11 Descriptions: Cornwall 17 Devon 39 Dorset 89 Gloucestershire 197 Somerset 217 A Provisional...but mankind in general. Today in south-western England the geologist can examine the strata that fired...geological sites in the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Gloucester. By treating each site
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_DISCOVER DORSET FOSSILS RICHARD EDMONDS Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2023 with funding from...countryside interpretation, initially as a volunteer with the National Trust for Scotland on the Isle of Arran...numbers of people onto the local beaches of West Dorset in search of fossils. In 1997 Richard took up a...by The Dovecote Press Ltd Stanbridge, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 4JD ISBN I 874336 65 2 © Richard Edmonds...Typeset in Sabon by The Typesetting Bureau Wimborne, Dorset Printed and bound by Baskerville Press, Salisbury
Report (chapter)
southern Britain and northern France associated with basin rifting I. R. G A R D E N Badley, Ashton...Winceby House, Winceby, Horncastle, Lincs. L N 9 6PB, UK Abstract: Stratigraphical and geographical variations...regional changes in tectonic conditions associated with basin development. Local variations in pebble suites...is restricted to the Cretaceous pebble beds of Dorset. This assemblage was sourced principally from the...the northern margin of the Anglo Brabant Massif, with minor amounts of material from the Market Weighton
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Purbeck-Wealden (early Cretaceous) climates P. Allen! incorporating ill litt, contributions by K. L....wisdom to numerous drafts. ALLEr\. 1'. 19\1X. Purbeck-Wealden (early Cretaceous) climates. Proceedings...'Mediterranean' (rather than 'monsoonal') in type. probably with seasonally opposed winds (ElW). An irregular long-term...seasons is evident. This was probably associated with establishment of predominant westerlies during the...under the special conditions of the semienclosed Purbeck Wealden archipelago and increasing proximity of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
. 606 A t las m ounta ins 14H A T IYA. M . S . (with P . L. HANCOCK): The de velopment of en -echel on...lesford, Ken t 484. 559 A zolla 45 1 Bacon H ole. Dorset 211. 222 Bad callian 49 Bad en-Powell , D. F ...Hebrides 48. 50. 56 Bar yt es 465 . 500 Basa l Purbeck beds at Port eshurn, Dor set . vert ica l var ia...uring form at ion o f ( fig .) 21 9 - - strata o f Dorset. ea st -west sectio ns (fig.) 212 Bathonia n 171-...'Fuller ' s Ear th' 149 Battle R idge structure 551 Bay o f Biscay 149 Bea ch sh ing les 560 Bea ch y He
Report (chapter)
University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PR, UK Present address: Department of Earth Sciences, Open...6AA, UK Abstract: At outcrop, the Portlandian Stage of the western Wessex Basin, southern England comprises...carbonates deposited in moderate to shallow water depth, with the occasional development of siliciclastic deposits...sea-level fall; these are denoted P1 to P4. The south Dorset exposures are each in slightly different tectonic...within the Central Channel Sub-basin. The Isle of Purbeck sections are stratigraphically the most complete
Catalog/List
scenery of Scotland, and a similar collection for England and Wales was started in 1904. Two catalogues of...to that year 800 photographs had been taken in England and Wales and nearly 2 000 in Scotland. By 1926...prepared by Miss M. 0. Morris and published in 1952, with the same purpose as the edition of 1928-to help...has now been prepared by Miss Patricia Statham. As with the second edition the length of this new edition...Rhodes, Jr., D. Thomas and J. M. Pulsford, in England ; Messrs. Robert Lunn, David Tait, W. Manson and
Catalog/List
of the staff detailed for this work, viz., in England Mr. T. C. Hall and Mr. John Rhodes, in Scotland...St. l\1artins, Scilly. Do. Sennen Cove, Whitesand Bay, Cornwall. Coast scenery, blown sand. Cassock Hill...Blown sand undergoing erosion by wind. Barafundle Bay, Stackpole, Pembrokeshire. Blown sand encroaching...distance. Kenfig, Glamorgan. Sand-dunes covered with vegetation (bracken, shrubs, and trees). Do. Kenfig...partly buried in blown sand. Do. Sand-burrows planted with rows of ma.rram grass to prevent further blowing
Book
UNIVERSITY Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2019 with funding from Kahle/Austin Foundation https://archive...journal of Sedimentary Petrology "An Occurrence of Gypsum in Southwest Texas" "Modern Evaporite Deposition...Diagenesis of Gypsum and Anhydrite" PERMISSIONS The following papers have been reprinted with the permission...Bottom Sediments in Karabogaz-Gol in Connection with Fluctuations of the Caspian Sea Level" "Formation...Society "Evaporite Diagenesis in the Lower Purbeck Beds of Dorset" Series Editor's Preface The philosophy
Book
—— Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2022 with funding from Kahle/Austin Foundation https://archive...studied only the Upper Jurassic, but the same could with equal truth be said of the Lower. This is no mean...completeness they become more and more encumbered with detail as new discoveries are made —a negation of...write a handbook suitable for taking into the field, with descriptions of quarries for the illustration of...Traité de Géologie and the equally comprehensive work with the same title by De Lapparent contain ~. perhaps
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
nt facies, Yoredale Series, 85 359 Abbo tsbury, Dorset, 89 24 - Fault , 84 I Abb otsham , Devon, 87 16...zonati on , 86 490 - Upper and Cenomanian, SW England , correlation, 81 613 - - Blackd own Bed s, 85...125 Alston Block, 88 279 Alta Window, 84 409 Alum Bay, Isle of Wight, 85 281 , 87102,280 A lva nia sp....Antiq uicyp rina /Oll'eOlza, 84 45 Anvil Point, Dorset, 86 223 Apatite , 86 162, 500,89 93 Ap hanop tyxis...extenuata Stinton, 85 56 Argile it Silex and Clay-with-flints, 84 344 - - - a comparison, 84 331 Argiles
Report (chapter)
Tany Court, St. Albans, Hertfordshire A L l 1 TU, UK (e-mail: Nigel R Ainsworth@compuserve.com) 211 Corner...Hertfordshire HP3 9HN, UK 332 Inkerman Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire A L l 3BB, UK 4StratLab Ltd, 299 Deeside...Cults, Aberdeen AB15 9PA, UK 5 41 Montem Road, Newmalden, Surrey KT3 3QU, UK Abstract: The stratigraphy...interval transit time) criteria, in association with gross lithology to allow a total of 50 lithological...5th Offshore Exploration Licensing Round in 1977, with the spuding of the 98/22-1 well in 1979. To date
Book
554. kearning an |Accession no The Geology of England and Wales Books are to be returned on or before...Pankhurst (UK) Society Books Editors John Gregory (UK) Jim Griffiths (UK) John Howe (UK) Phil Leat (UK) Nick...Nick Robins (UK) Jonathan Turner (UK) Society Books Advisors Mike Brown (USA) Eric Buffetaut (France) Reto...Reto Gieré (Germany) Jon Gluyas (UK) Doug Stead (Canada) Randell Stephenson (Netherlands) Geological...BRENCHLEY, Woopcock, England London, P.J. & Rawson, P.F. (eds) 2006. The Geology of England and Wales. The
Report (volume)
Oxford, UK AND D. N. P A R K I N S O N Western Atlas Logging Services London Geoscience Centre, UK 1996...Society is Britain's national society for geology with a membership of around 8000. It has countrywide...Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1V 0JU, UK. The Society is a Registered Charity, No. 210161...Brassmill Enterprise Centre Brassmill Lane Bath BAI 3JN UK (Orders: Tel. 01225 445046 Fax 01225 442836) Distributors...publishers make no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained
Journal (volume)
CHANDLER The Structure W. : of the 265 of England. H. M. M. STONELEY 293 Blue-Green Algae from...Le Gros Clark, K. P. Oakley & i1 South of England in early Tertiary 7 (1955). Times. Marjorie E....postPalaeozoic Cytheracea is traced from Palaeozoic ancestors with a similar hinge but different muscle-scar pattern...the Upper Jurassic of England and northwest Germany suggests that the " Purbeck " Beds of the Aylesbury..." of the German is to the of the Middle Purbeck Beds of Dorset. The sequence probably equivalent upper
Book (edition)
Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2018 with funding from Kahle/Austin Foundation https://archive...States with John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York Longman Scientific & Technical Longman Group UK Limited...2JE, England and associated companies throughout the world. Copublished in the United States with, John...had witnessed a revolution in the earth sciences with formulation of the concept of plate tectonics. The...been provided at the end of each chapter, together with some suggested further reading. In a volume ranging
 
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