{"id":959,"date":"2013-10-07T08:10:40","date_gmt":"2013-10-07T08:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ehtchampions.org.uk\/ch\/?p=959"},"modified":"2013-10-07T17:44:52","modified_gmt":"2013-10-07T17:44:52","slug":"barnt-green-road-quarry-clearance-day-find-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ehtchampions.org.uk\/ch\/barnt-green-road-quarry-clearance-day-find-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Barnt Green Road Quarry – clearance day find of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Clearing<\/a>

Clearing the Barnt Green Road Quarry<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Cleaning<\/a>

Cleaning the Barnt Green Road Quarry<\/p><\/div>\n

Volunteers Steve and Penny (Wardens) and Julie, Jill, Peter, Laura, David and myself (hope I\u2018ve not forgotten anyone), have extended the quarry exposure at the southern end and in doing so have revealed a new feature, the first of its kind in the area, unless you know otherwise. A large block of Lickey Quartzite, a metre wide and of unknown thickness (but exposed to at least 15 cm) was uncovered and found to be oriented at nearly 90\u00b0 to the surrounding main body of Lickey Quartzite. Between the block and the overlying beds of Lickey Quartzite is a localised brecciated zone and above this a bed or layer of marly mud. The marl is essentially reddy-brown in colour with pockets of grey-green marl. This is not unlike the Upper Triassic Mercia Mudstone previously Keuper\/Tea Green) marl in colour and consistency, but is it possible to be the same age?<\/p>\n

\"New<\/a>

New discovery in the Barnt Green Road Quarry, southern end<\/p><\/div>\n

The exposed surface of the block appears as if it had just been split off from an overlying bed. There are no slickensides or grooves to indicate shearing or movement. The beds in contact with this upper surface abut as if \u2018cut by a stone mason\u2019s hands\u2019. There is little or no damage to the truncated \u201cends\u201d of the beds above. After a previous clearance, geologists discovered a fault several metres to the right. Questions arise as to whether the block has become detached during normal faulting or reverse faulting. The explanation for this discovery will be the subject of hot debate, I am sure.<\/p>\n

\"New<\/a>

New discovery in the Barnt Green Road Quarry, southern end<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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