hust spit/chesil, geology site link

[geejayy]

hi,
i got bored so had a read of this;-

http://www.soton.ac.uk/~imw/Hurst-Castle-Spit.htm

i found the bit about the bitumen beach deposits and the methane gas seep
off durlstone head interesting (its a long scroll down)

perhaps man is not just to blame for these type of pollutants, but is also ( to a much lesser extent ) a natural phenomenon.

[maghouse]

I read that site - fascinating stuff
(my A level Geog/Geol coming out .... smart arse !)

The bits I found interesting were the recorded 'breakthroughs where the sea 'broke through the shingle banks and flooded the land behind - note broke through - not over - some force that must have been - awesome ... as Henry would say ...

[Greenheart]

Interesting stuff Gord. I seem to recall reading that the romans collected tar / oil for their lamp fuel, that seeped out of the cliffs at Kimmeridge bay near Swanage.