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THREE large fossil ice wedges have been discovered in a coastal section exposed at Highcliffe in Hampshire (M.R. 215931). They are to be found within the Plateau Gravel in the uppermost part of the cliff at about 100′ O.D. Here 2.4 m of gravels rest on Barton Beds, at this point consisting of an impermeable glauconitic clay. On top of the gravels is an uneven layer of brown loam up to 80 cm thick.
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LEWIN, J. Fossil Ice Wedges in Hampshire. Nature 211, 728 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/211728a0
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