Possible ancient structure

This is what i believe is part of the same structure, on the opposite side of the beck, what i think has happened is the tree roots from the large tree above over a long time of slow growth have caused the sandstone structure? to splay to the left and right, as well as pushing some of the sandstone down into the gravel bed it sat on.

The stone is exactly the same as the structure uncovered in the opposite bank (yellow sandstone)

The image above shows one of at least two large sandstone pieces that have been undisturbed by the roots and sit on the gravel bed in the same way as the structure? on the opposite bank, a believe it will go a lot deeper into the clay deposits, its going to be very hard to expose further as the roots of the dead tree above are huge.

Professor Wegener's theory.

I quote. According to Professor Wegener the continents are really afloat. He considers the earth's crust to consist of (a ) a lower, heavier stratum, of which the average upper level is the sea bed; (b) an upper, lighter stratum, of which the continents are formed. His idea is that the continents float, like ice- floes, on and partly in, the lower stratum, They are not stationary, and they drift in tory movement. America, he says, has parted company quite recently from the old world and drifted west; he points to the parallelism of their Atlantic coasts. In Carboniferous times he sees an Antarctic continent which included parts of South America, South Africa, and Australia and New Zealand moved to the east, South America broke apart from Africa, and India drifted away to the north. The long ranges of mountains boardering continents(e.g., the Andes) he regards as crumplings which would be rucked up as the continental edge ploughed its way through the substratum


. RECENT LITERATURE WILL SUPPLY THE ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST THIS THEORY. ( THE ELEMENTS OF GEOLOGY BY MARY A. JOHNSTONE 1927 )


 Most did not agree with professor Wegener and this statement was made  only 85 Years ago !

Clay deposit close to the dyke.

This recently found deposit was initially blue, but over the last week has turned green, this may be due to a chemical reaction to being exposed ?

The deposit rises at about the same angle as all the other exposures uncovered so far. 

 

 

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The Stainton gravel beds

New images of possible structure

The stone to the rear attracts the small magnet, i think this stone unlike the yellow sandstone viewed to the front is whinstone, the next two stones appear to be grey limestone, then the yellow stones.

The highest stone in this image appears to have been rounded ie no sharp edges.

My worry is that if the bank collapses it will destroy what could be a very important discovery.

Ormesby beck deposits

Ormesby beck about 3 miles east of Stainton beck, has the same sequence of deposits in this image the ever present red clay sits beneath the gravel bed.

The gravel bed contains the same material as found at Stainton, a limestone piece containing mainly gryphaea can be seen sat on the red clay.

As at Stainton, Maltby, and Stainsby becks the gravel beds contain organic material.

This thin line of bright red then blue running through the red clay looks to be the same as found at Maltby, it can be seen clearly running beneath the beck.

This image shows that Ormesby beck is at an advanced stage in cutting through the red clay, than at the other beck locations.

This is further upstream showing the blue grey seem that has been uncovered above the gravel bed at Stainton and Maltby.

A close up of the first excavation showing the gravel bed sat on the red clay, the gravel bed contains magnetic whin stone as at all the other locations.

 

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The Stainton gravel beds

New images of mineralised bos skulls

Possible structure excavated

This is an image of my first contact with the possible structure

The gravel bed is very thin and not constant like the dig on the opposite bank.

I did at first think it was a sandstone boulder crushed and split by geological pressures from above, but then found limestone included in the line of stone going into the clay bank.

It does appear to have maybe collapsed to this angle.

I have informed certain professional organisations of this excavation, and hope to get some feed back soon, i am worried about any damage that could be done due to flooding.

This could well be some geological phenomena i have not seen before, but it looks very much like it was built.

The line of stone does dissipate but still unmistakeably runs straight and deep into the lower clay deposit that sits above the gravel bed.

Jurassic fossil slabs and fossil wood from the Stainton gravel beds

1 - Jurassic lime stone slabs containing mainly Gryphaea.

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The flat underside of the oblong slab shown at the end of the tool is i think a Genicularia vertibralis. 4

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6 Unknown layer maybe silica ?

What i believe to be more fossil wood that had been exposed to heat. 7

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10- Unknown indentations in silt or mudstone.

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 12- Unknown heavy piece this fractured perfectly while i was giving it a rub.

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 15- I think this is volcanic tuff the colour is mainly violet.

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 18 - This piece is made up mainly of rugose coral i think with the odd crynoid stem.

 19 - Graphite

20- Very light and shiny coal ?

 

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The Stainton gravel beds

 

Fossill slabs

 

Fossil burnt wood excavated from the Stainton grav...