Calcite and red haematite associated with hydro thermal solutions from underlying old red sand stone on Mumbles Head & mined by the Romans

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Limeslade Bay,Mumbles Swansea , Gower , Wales United Kingdom

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Location: Limeslade Bay, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Holden Geology / Alamy / Afripics
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