Bognor Common Quarry Explained

Bognor Common Quarry
Aos:	West Sussex
Interest:	Geological
Area:	25.1ha
Notifydate:	1987
Map:	Magic Map

Bognor Common Quarry is a 25.1abbr=offNaNabbr=off geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Petworth in West Sussex.^{[1] [2]} It is a Geological Conservation Review site.^[3]

This site exposes the Hythe Beds, part of the Lower Greensand Group, which dates to the Early Cretaceous between 146 and 100 million years ago. Fuller's earth has been found on the site, which may derive from a volcanic source to the south.^[4]

The site is part of Bognor Common, which is open to the public.

References

50.983°N -0.564°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Bognor Common Quarry . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 18 April 2019.
2. Web site: Map of Bognor Common Quarry. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 18 April 2019.
3. Web site: Bognor Common Quarry (Aptian-Albian) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 5 April 2019.
4. Web site: Bognor Common Quarry citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 18 April 2019.