Close-up of Blue Lias, a prevalent feature of the cliffs around Lyme Regis and Charmouth, on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset,

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The Blue Lias is a prevalent feature of the cliffs around Lyme Regis and Charmouth, on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, where it exists in layers of limestone interspersed with softer clay. It is also notable for its presence in Somerset, particularly around the Polden Hills, Keinton Mandeville and Glastonbury area, and it forms a broad plain across the East Midlands. It also appears near Whitby in Yorkshire and Southam in Warwickshire where a pub is named after it. There are outcrops along the coast of South Wales, notably that of the Vale of Glamorgan. The type section of the Blue Lias is at Saltford near Blue Lias is famous for its fossils, especially ammonites.

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Location: Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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