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Old 25-01-2018, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Coquet View Post
Is the photo of the strata/coal at the Amble end of the beach? If so there's a seam there some individuals are still working. It's just about 6" thick I believe.
Only uncovered now and again. It can all disappear under sand for a year or two quite easily!
The coal seam appears when the sand shifts, it could be the one in the photo. The next shore north halfway along the beach, down on the rocks also has a seam and I have seen someone regularly filling a big bucket each morning recently!
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