Many thanks to Lynda for guiding us through our field trip!

View towards Nether and Upper Padley Time to get out our hand lenses and study the rocks -
This was our view as we set off for the first location - and this was the rock face awaiting us!
Some broken surfaces for us to study Unfortunately, it rained rather a lot -
Sandstones from the Millstone Grit series Difficult to write notes in the rain
Second location - good examples of bedding Block to right of centre shows actual dip
Bedding and cross bedding - "Apparent" and "actual" dip
Moving rapidly along, back in time to the Carboniferous Limestone Series - Close up of rocks
"Peter's Stone" - our second locality - the "cave" is man-made; rocks are limestone There was chert in amongst the limestone and fossils
Crinoids in large stone beside the path Off to look at that curious rock formation in the distance
Sun shining (briefly!) Walking back to the cars, past the limestone beds
View of distant quarry from the car There goes our convoy!
Quarry on our way to Mam Tor Sun still shining - it's waiting for us to get out of our cars!
View from Mam Tor towards Castleton Studying the shale
Down comes the rain again! Another outcrop of limestone to study
It's easy to imagine it's the edge of the Continental shelf, where the sea floor slopes down - Looking at the debris which has fossilised in the limestone rocks
This was high up, under a ledge on the rock face View across to Mam Tor
Blue John in the rocks The sandstone beds at Mam Tor
Colonial coral - lithostrotion The brave ones climbed up to look at the shelly fossils
Here we are at Stoney Middleton, more limestone Those at the top describing to those at the bottom what they can see!
Shelly fossils Joints in the limestone
Shelly fossils at Stoney Middleton Some of the limestone had mineral deposits - fluorspar
The big stones at the back were a bit daunting - A last chance to get out our hand lenses
This was the view inside the cave above Here we all are, being keen geology students!

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