Bardon Hill Quarry

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Bardon Hill Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Bardon Hill Quarry - geograph.org.uk - 682083.jpg
Area of Search Leicestershire
Grid reference SK 456 130 [1]
InterestGeological
Area58.2 hectares [1]
Notification 1987 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Bardon Hill Quarry is a 58.2 hectare 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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.

Coordinates: 52°42′40″N1°19′44″W / 52.711°N 1.329°W / 52.711; -1.329