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What to Read for Houghton Quarry

Related Books, Maps and Guides for Fossils and the Geology of Houghton
Available via UKGE Online, or by calling 0800 0336002
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Fossils of the Chalk
This substantial and fully illustrated guide covers all the major groups of fossils that are commonalty encountered in the Chalk cliffs around the UK, and in N.W. Europe. Second Edited by: A.B. Smith and D.J. Batten
UKGE Code: BK0002: Price: £14.00
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1:250 000 Geological Map of Houghton Quarry
Geological Maps are sold either Flat or Folded for Solid, or Seabed geology. Special editions may be available for certain locations. For a complete list click the link below.
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1: 50 000 Geological Map of Houghton Quarry
Geological Maps are sold either Flat or Folded for Solid, Drift or combined geology. Special editions may be available for certain locations. For a complete list of
1: 50 000 maps, click the link below.
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Other Similar Locations to Houghton Quarry

There are so many chalk locations, some of the best are in Sussex and Kent. The most popular being Seven Sisters, Peacehaven, Beachy Head and Eastbourne. There are also good chalk locations in Norfolk, mostly foreshore exposures at Overstrand, West Runton and Weybourne. You can also find some chalk locations in Dorset, White Nothe, Pinhay Bay and Beer Head, which is also a very good location for chalk fossils.

North of England, Chalk locations such as Danes Dyke are very popular with the famous white cliffs of Bempton.

At Whitecliff Bay and Culver Cliff on the Isle of Wight, Culver Cliff (west of the bay) has tall cliffs of Upper Chalk

 

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