Sharp's Hill Quarry Explained

Sharp's Hill Quarry
Aos:Oxfordshire
Interest:Geological
Area:2.4ha
Notifydate:1986
Map: Magic Map

Sharp's Hill Quarry is a 2.4abbr=offNaNabbr=off geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Banbury in Oxfordshire.[1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This is the type locality of the Sharp's Hill Formation. It is very fossiliferous and dates to the Bathonian stage of the Middle Jurassic, around 167 million years ago. It is very important for understanding the Bathonian succession in north Oxfordshire. Strata of the underlying Chipping Norton Formation are also present.[4] [5]

References

52.02°N -1.51°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Sharp's Hill Quarry . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 3 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Map of Sharp's Hill Quarry. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 3 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Sharps Hill (Bathonian) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee . 26 February 2020 . 3 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200603112017/http://archive.jncc.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=1331 . dead .
  4. Web site: Sharp's Hill Quarry citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 3 June 2020.
  5. Web site: The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details: Sharp's Hill Formation. British Geological Survey. 26 February 2020.

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