Can somebody tell me what a "dantelated beach" is, or what characteristics it may have?

[bond]

[New2Quizzes]

Is it, perhaps, "dentelated"? If so, it probably means having small "notches" around its edge(s).

[Quizmonster]

I am certainly nor suggesting the above answer is incorrect and there is surely a spelling problem of one sort or another here. As an alternative, a dentalite is a fossil tooth-shell, so it occurs to me that a 'dentalited' beach might be one such as the beaches on the Jurassic coast of Dorset, where many fossils are found. Any further ideas, Bond?

[Clanad]

As interesting and illuminative as Q's response is, New2Quizzes is, how do you Brits say? Spot on... My well worn, dog-eared College level, Rocky Mountain Geology text book defines "dentelated beach" as a shoreline, ancient or modern, consisting of well worn, irregular indentations defined by crevassed shore lines. Much of the coastal erosion occurs along zones of weakness created by faults and fractures. Instead of a homogeneous retreat of the cliff/sea border line, one has erosion by dissection. As one of these zones of weakness is attacked by the waves, a surge channel begins to form. Over time, these channels deepen and widen. Eventually two or more channels will coalesce and an embayment will form. Finally the shore platform in front of a particular reach of cliff will be removed and an accelerated period of cliff erosion will commence. Additionally, rivers, streams and other sources of inland water-ways assist by erroding deepening channels from within the interior of the mainland... Authored by Dr. E.C. Knight, with whom I had the distinct pleasure of taking notes in well organized classes, majoring in Geology...

[Quizmonster]

Thanks for that, C. As we suspected, dantelated was a misspelling. Dentelated and dentilated exist in British English and my dentalited was just an attempt to provide an alternative definition, if one were required, once the spelling had been checked. Of course, I thought the questioner would come back to us with the correct spelling, but in vain!

How's the good ole US of A?

[Clanad]

Good Q... spring has taken a long time getting here this year, though... roses and some evergreens really suffered through the heavy snowfall and -30 F temperatures of our miserable winter. Enough of that nonsense... How's the heather in Scotland coming?

(Sorry for the hijack, bond)

[Quizmonster]

My apologies, too, Bond.
We'll be in Scotland in three weeks, catching up with family and friends in the north-east, C. I'll check the heather for you then. Cheers

[ann_h]

A Dantelated beach, on the other hand, would be one arranged in nine descending circles.
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