These steeply tilted beds of Greenland Group greywacke and argillite are exposed on the coast north of Greymouth. The beds are cut by almost vertical cleavage, which appears as closely-spaced cracks on the outcrop. Geologists can measure the angle between the bedding and cleavage to analyse the way that the rocks have been deformed.
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