Cliffe Hill Quarry
Appearance
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Leicestershire |
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Grid reference | SK 474 107[1] |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 19.2 hectares (47 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1990[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Cliffe Hill Quarry is a 19.2 hectares (47 acres) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the western outskirts of Markfield in Leicestershire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]
This quarry exposes volcanic and sedimentary Charnian rocks dating to the Precambrian eon. It was probably then a volcanic island. An unusually homogeneous form of the rock diorite is sometimes called markfieldite because it is found in the village.[4]
The site is private land with no public access.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Cliffe Hill Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Map of Cliffe Hill Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Cliffe Hill Quarry (Precambrian of England & Wales)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Cliffe Hill Quarry citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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