| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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 Location of Sproxton Quarry. | |
| Area of search | Leicestershire |
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| Grid reference | SK 863 2521 |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 5.4 hectares (13 acres)1 |
| Notification date | 19861 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Sproxton Quarry is a 5.4 hectares (13 acres) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Sproxton in Leicestershire.12 It is a Geological Conservation Review site.3
The quarry exposes one of the most complete sections of the Middle Jurassic Lincolnshire Limestone Formation, together with the underlying Grantham and Northampton Sand Formations. It has rare ammonites.4 Sproxton Quarry is a Reference Section for the Grantham Formation.5
References
References
- "Designated Sites View: Sproxton Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- "Map of Sproxton Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- "Sproxton Quarry (Aalenian - Bajocian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- "Sproxton Quarry citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- "The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units - Grantham Formation". British Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 November 2017.