Lyehill Quarry Explained

Lyehill Quarry
Aos:Oxfordshire
Interest:Geological
Area:2.8ha
Notifydate:1986
Map: Magic Map

Lyehill Quarry is a 2.8abbr=offNaNabbr=off geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Oxford in Oxfordshire.[1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This disused quarry exposes rocks dating to the Wheatley Limestone member of the Stanford Formation, approximately 160 million years ago during the Middle Jurassic. The deposits are limestones in an unstable reef substrate, and the only fossils are of oysters.[4]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

51.757°N -1.144°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Lyehill Quarry . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 6 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Map of Lyehill Quarry. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 6 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Lyehill (Oxfordian) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee . 26 February 2020 .
  4. Web site: Lyehill Quarry citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 6 April 2020.

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