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Registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation Number 1155775
SWAAG Honorary President:
Tim Laurie F,S,A,

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 *****SWAAG_ID***** 740
 Date Entered 21/07/2013
 Updated on 22/07/2013
 Recorded by Tim Laurie
 Category Geological Record
 Record Type Geological HER
 SWAAG Site Name 
 Site Type 
 Site Name 
 Site Description 
 Site Access Public Access Land
 Record Date 19/07/2013
 Location Walden Beck
 Civil Parish Bishopdale
 Brit. National Grid SD 979 794
 Altitude 400m
 Geology Five yard limestone. Fossiliferous limestone as bed of the stream and boulders in stream bed.
 Record Name Walden Beck. Carboniferous coral sp. unid. Similar to Amplexus coralloides but larger diameter.
 Record Description Carboniferous coral sp. unid. Similar to Amplexus coralloides but larger. Reference: British Palaeozoic Fossils Second Ed. 1966.London.
 Dimensions See photgraphs
 Geographical area 
 Species 
 Scientific Name 
 Common / Notable Species 
 Tree and / or Stem Girth 
 Tree: Position / Form / Status 
 Tree Site ID 0
 Associated Site SWAAG ID 0
 Additional Notes Other fossils here include Productus and single corals in the limestone of the stream bed, see photos
 Image 1 ID 4567         Click image to enlarge
 Image 1 Description Carboniferous coral sp. unid. Similar to Amplexus coralloides but larger.
 Image 2 ID 4568         Click image to enlarge
 Image 2 Description 
 Image 3 ID 4569         Click image to enlarge
 Image 3 Description Productus in limestone boulder.
 Image 4 ID 4570         Click image to enlarge
 Image 4 Description Productus shells sectioned by the stream
 Image 5 ID 4571         Click image to enlarge
 Image 5 Description An unidentified coral in the limestone.
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