page_title: Stratigraphy
hierarchical_section_title: Stratigraphy
caption_attribution_description: English: Boscastle: rock strata on Penally Point A rare fold in the rock strata, a change from the mainly large, flat slate layers on the headland here. Meachard is the name of the offshore rock.
context_page_description: Stratigraphy is a branch of geology which studies rock formations called strata. It is important in the study of sedimentary and layered vocanic rocks.
context_section_description: Stratigraphy is a branch of geology which studies rock formations called strata (layers). It is important in the study of sedimentary and layered vocanic rocks.
caption: A rare fold in the rock strata, a change from the mainly large, flat slate layers on the headland here. Boscastle, Cornwall
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