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Stratigraphy — sedimentary geological column

Coastal sedimentary sequence.

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Coastal sedimentary sequenceModern dune sandHolocene0.00 mSalt marsh peatLate Holocene1.50 mTidal siltsMid Holocene2.30 mMarine clayEarly Holocene4.70 mGlacial tillPleistocene8.70 mBedrockMesozoic11.70 m12.70 m63 million years missing6 layers, 12.70 m, every contact the right way up — and 1 unconformity, the largest 63 million years.63 million years are missing between `Bedrock` and `Glacial till`: the lower layer ends long before the upper one b…

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title "Coastal sedimentary sequence"
type column
layer "Modern dune sand"  thickness 1.5 color "#fef3c7" age "Holocene"
layer "Salt marsh peat"   thickness 0.8 color "#525252" age "Late Holocene"
layer "Tidal silts"       thickness 2.4 color "#a8a29e" age "Mid Holocene"
layer "Marine clay"       thickness 4.0 color "#3f6212" age "Early Holocene"
layer "Glacial till"      thickness 3.0 color "#78716c" age "Pleistocene"
layer "Bedrock"           thickness 1.0 color "#525252" age "Mesozoic"