rock textures – Jessica's Nature Blog

Detail of eroding cliff face showing alternating bands of Jurassic limestone and mudstone at Dunraven Bay on the Glamorgan Heritage Coast.

October 13, 2025

Strata 4 DRB

Jurassic limestone and shale rock layers in the vertical crumbling face of a cliff at Dunraven Bay on the Glamorgan Heritage Coast.

September 29, 2025

Strata 3 DRB

Detail of eroding cliff face showing alternating bands of Jurassic limestone and mudstone at Dunraven Bay on the Glamorgan Heritage Coast.

September 27, 2025

Strata 2 DRB

Stratification of Jurassic rocks in a cliff at Dunraven Bay on the Glamorgan Heritage Coast

September 25, 2025

Strata 1 DRB

Natural pattern, colour and texture within a rock armour boulder at Seatown in Dorset showing a kind of multicoloured conglomerate of various rock types that are embedded within the main uniform sedimentary strata.

September 15, 2025September 5, 2025

Rock Armour 8

Nodule of white calcite, red sediment, and shattered rock fragments within a boulder of dark grey sedimentary rock in rock armour or rip-rap at Seatown in Dorset

September 13, 2025September 5, 2025

Rock Armour 7

Close-up detail of a black white and pink abstract pattern on the surface of a rock armour boulder on Seatown beach in Dorset

September 11, 2025September 5, 2025

Rock Armour 6

Close-up detail of the natural colour and texture of a rip-rap boulder (rock armour) on Seatown beach in Dorset

September 9, 2025September 5, 2025

Rock Armour 5

Subtle blending hues of grey and purple in a boulder of unknown origin in the rock armour or rip rap at Seatown in Dorset.

September 5, 2025September 5, 2025

Rock Armour 3