Sproxton Quarry
Appearance
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Leicestershire |
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Grid reference | SK 863 252[1] |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 5.4 hectares (13 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1986[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Sproxton Quarry is a 5.4 hectares (13 acres) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Sproxton in Leicestershire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]
The quarry exposes one of the most complete sections of the Middle Jurassic Lincolnshire Limestone Formation, together with the underlying Grantham and Northampton Sand Formations. It has rare ammonites.[4] Sproxton Quarry is a Reference Section for the Grantham Formation.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Sproxton Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Map of Sproxton Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Sproxton Quarry (Aalenian - Bajocian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Sproxton Quarry citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units - Grantham Formation". British Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
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