Stockstone Quarry Explained

Stockstone Quarry
Aos:Surrey
Interest:Geological
Area:3.9ha
Notifydate:1986
Map: Magic Map

Stockstone Quarry is a 3.9abbr=offNaNabbr=off geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Farnham in Surrey.[1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This site provides the best exposure of the Bargate Beds, a lithological sub-unit of the rocks of the Lower Greensand, dating to around 120 million years ago in the Lower Cretaceous epoch. It exhibits both calcareous and cherty sandstone.[4]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

51.135°N -0.749°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Stockstone Quarry . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 11 November 2018.
  2. Web site: Map of Stockstone Quarry. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 11 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Stock Farm Quarry (Aptian-Albian) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 28 October 2018.
  4. Web site: Stockstone Quarry citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 11 November 2018.

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