These layers of sediments show different environmental conditions they were deposited in. The dark siltstones were layered down in deeper waters
These layers of sediments show different environmental conditions they were deposited in. The dark siltstones were layered down in deeper waters whilst the lighter sandstones in more turbid shallower waters
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Location: Scarborough, UK
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