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Golden Cap, Dorset

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Lower Jurassic (Down Cliff Sands, Junction Bed)

Frequent rockfalls; stay clear of the cliff base.

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