Fossil - Ice Wedges
Fossil - Ice Wedges

At the back of Marros Sands - Carmarthenshire are distinctive vertical streaks of
fine sediments .
The sediment has filled deep cracks formerly occupied by ice.
Ice Wedges are a feature caused when the ground freezes and contracts,
opening up cracks in the permafrost that fill with wedges of ice.

Ref: 12915C

Date: 04/03/2014

Location: SN 20743.07493

Fossil - Ice Wedges

At the back of Marros Sands - Carmarthenshire are distinctive vertical streaks of
fine sediments .
The sediment has filled deep cracks formerly occupied by ice.
Ice Wedges are a feature caused when the ground freezes and contracts,
opening up cracks in the permafrost that fill with wedges of ice.

Ref: 12915C

Date: 04/03/2014

Location: SN 20743.07493