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Somerset, England

Writhlington / Radstock Coal Measures (Somerset)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Coal Measures ferns, insects, plants in Writhlington SSSI spoil.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Carboniferous

Carboniferous insects and plants. Managed, limited collecting.

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