Shellingford Crossroads Quarry

Shellingford Crossroads Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationOxfordshire
Grid referenceSU 326 941[1]
InterestGeological
Area2.6 hectares (6.4 acres)[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Shellingford Crossroads Quarry is a 2.6-hectare (6.4-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Stanford in the Vale in Oxfordshire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This site exposes rocks of the Corallian Group, dating to the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic, around 160 million years ago. It has many fossils of corals and reef-dwelling bivalves, and it is also important as it provides an example of the complexity of Oxfordian stratigraphy.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Shellingford Crossroads Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Map of Shellingford Crossroads Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Shellingford Crossroads (Oxfordian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 26 February 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Shellingford Crossroads Quarry citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
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