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Thorncombe Beacon Fossils and Fossil Collecting
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| Thorncombe (Golden Cap) - Dorset Last updated: [06/03/04] last visited 2004 |
Jurassic |
| Written by Alister and Alison Cruickshanks |
![]() (Thorncombe Beacon) - 2000 [Neil Lovesey] |
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Common sense when collecting at all locations should be taken and knowledge of tide times should always be noted. Care should be taken of tides at all locations and at Thorncombe Beacon, the tide often reaches the base of the cliff. It is easy to get cut off from the tide, once past the headland at Thorncombe at both ends, you cannot tell how high the sea is at Seatown beach. For this reason, please take note of tide times and return at the turn of tide. |

(View of Thorncombe Beacon) - 2000
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There are many locations in the UK which can be seen to be similar to Charmouth. apart from those in the nearby proximity such as Chippel Bay, Lyme Regis, Seatown (Golden Cap) and Charmouth, |
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Microfossils are much easier to collect because they are so small that the vast majority of collections only concentrate on large finds. These small finds can simply be found by taking small samples of sands, crags, clays and soft rocks and examining them under a microscope. |
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