Victoria Park is located on the south side of the Salmon River Valley where Lepper Brook tumbles from higher elevations to nearly sea level. In the upper reaches of the Park, the valley of Lepper Brook is a gorge almost 130 feet (40 m) deep. At the bandshell, the valley consists of a channel for the brook and a broad, flat floodplain.
Holy Well Section - This large exposure of Horton Group rock in the cliff face shows continuous layers of rock from one side of the cliff to the other. Geologists interpret the rock layers to have been mud deposits formed on the flood plain of an ancient stream valley more than 365 million years ago. Perhaps you have noticed that the layers of rock are not horizontal, but tilted. This tilting is the evidence of mountain building that affected the rocks about 320 million years ago.
For more information on Victoria Park & its geology visit:
Town of Truro: Victoria Park
A Walking Tour of Rocks, Minerals and Landforms of Victoria Park, Truro
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1. What are the two types of rock that make up the alternating layers of the cliff face?
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