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Frogden Quarry

Coordinates: 50°57′47″N 2°30′04″W / 50.96305°N 2.50118°W / 50.96305; -2.50118
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Frogden Quarry (grid reference ST649183) is a 0.2 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, England, notified in 1954, by geologist Benjamin Starr. It exposes rocks of the Inferior Oolite, of Aalenian and Bajocian age. The sequence largely consists of limestone, with some marl and siltstone.[1]

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  1. ^ Chandler, Robert B.; Whicher, John; Dodge, Martin; Dietze, Volker (1 November 2014). "Revision of the stratigraphy of the Inferior Oolite at Frogden Quarry, Oborne, Dorset, UK". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen. 274 (2): 133–148. doi:10.1127/0077-7749/2014/0429. ISSN 0077-7749.

50°57′47″N 2°30′04″W / 50.96305°N 2.50118°W / 50.96305; -2.50118