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1. Chalk

   5/5Alyson Hallett on being drawn to chalk landscapes and the large horse at Westbury in Wilts
2. Fire Rocks

   4/5Novelist Sarah Moss discusses basalt and dolerite, the fire rocks that underpin castles.
3. Coal Mines

   3/5Writer Paul Evans traces a family line back through Shropshire's seams of coal.
4. Millstone

   2/5Poet Helen Mort reflects on the Peak District's Stanage Edge, famed for its millstone grit
5. Quartz

   1/5Linda Cracknell reflects on the appeal of the quartz on Ben Lawers, her local Munro.