Collyweston Slate Mine Explained

Collyweston Slate Mine
Aos:Northamptonshire
Interest:Geological
Area:0.9 hectares
Notifydate:1984
Map: Magic Map

Collyweston Slate Mine is a 0.9hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest Northamptonshire.[1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This slate mine was operated until 1963, quarrying Collyweston slate, which dates to the Jurassic. The shaft exposes a section described by Natural England as "stratigraphically important", and it is the type locality for the slate.[4]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

52.616°N -0.524°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Collyweston Slate Mine . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 3 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Map of Collyweston Slate Mine. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 3 April 2017.
  3. Web site: Collyweston (Aalenian - Bajocian) . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 3 April 2017.
  4. Web site: Collyweston Slate Mine citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 3 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170404045403/https://necmsi.esdm.co.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1002749.pdf. 4 April 2017. dead.

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