A cool day turned into a nice dry day ahead of the group as all congregated
in the car park at Warden Point at around 10 am on the Saturday morning.
The onshore breeze kept the tide in higher for longer, however it
was dry and occasionally sunny, so a good start.
It was perfect for those who wished to lie on the beach and sort through
the various strands in search of fossils from the London Clay. Those
that wished to walked around the point in search of fresh Septarian
nodules to break open, in their search for Barite crystals. This winter
has been relatively wet and a lot of slumping has occurred enhancing
the possibility of gypsum crystals being found within the mud.
Fossil finds included sharks teeth, shark vertebrae, fish vertebrae,
brachiopods, bivalves, gastropods, crabs (within phosphate nodules)
and also Toredo worm borings within fossil wood.
Minerals found included gypsum (selenite) crystals, pyrite, calcite
and barite.
