Barrington Chalk Pit
Barrington Chalk Pit is a 97.1 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Barrington in Cambridgeshire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Area of Search | Cambridgeshire |
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Grid reference | TL 392 512[1] |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 97.1 hectares[1] |
Notification | 1997[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
This large quarry is the only surviving exposure of the Cretaceous Cambridge Greensand. Fossils include brachiopods and fish teeth. It is overlain by thick sequences of chalk and Totternhoe Stone.[4]
Large parts of the site are a working quarry which is closed to the public, while other areas have been filled in and are now fields which are crossed by footpaths.
References
- "Designated Sites View: Barrington Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- "Map of Barrington Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- "Barrington Chalk Pit (Cenomanian, Turonian, Senonian, Maastrichtian)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- "Barrington Chalk Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
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