Bardon Hill Quarry

Bardon Hill Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationLeicestershire
Grid referenceSK 456 130[1]
InterestGeological
Area58.2 hectares[1]
Notification1987[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Bardon Hill Quarry is a 58.2-hectare (144-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Coalville in Leicestershire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3][4]

This quarry has been operated for over 400 years and produces three million tonnes of rock a year, 15% of UK output. It exposes rocks from an andesitic Precambrian volcano, similar to the 1995 Montserrat eruption, about 570 million years ago. There are veins of quartz containing copper and gold.[5]

There is no public access to the site.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Bardon Hill Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Bardon Hill Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Bardon Hill (Precambrian of England & Wales)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Bardon Hill (Mineralogy of Peak District, Leicestershire, Cheshire & Shropshire)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Bardon Hill Quarry". British Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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