Bognor Common Quarry

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Bognor Common Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Bognor Common sand pit and quarry - geograph.org.uk - 1264341.jpg
Location West Sussex
Grid reference TQ 009 214 [1]
InterestGeological
Area25.1 hectares (62 acres) [1]
Notification 1987 [1]
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Bognor Common Quarry is a 25.1-hectare (62-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Petworth in West Sussex. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3]

This site exposes the Hythe Beds, part of the Lower Greensand Group, which dates to the Early Cretaceous between 146 and 100 million years ago. Fuller's earth has been found on the site, which may derive from a volcanic source to the south. [4]

The site is part of Bognor Common, which is open to the public.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Bognor Common Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Map of Bognor Common Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Bognor Common Quarry (Aptian-Albian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Bognor Common Quarry citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

Coordinates: 50°58′59″N0°33′50″W / 50.983°N 0.564°W / 50.983; -0.564

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