Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit

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Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location Norfolk
Grid reference TG 240 048 [1]
InterestGeological
Area23.6 hectares (58 acres) [1]
Notification 1985 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit is a 23.6-hectare (58-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Norwich in Norfolk. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3] [4]

This site provides the best exposure of the late Campanian Beeston Chalk, around 75 million years ago. It is very fossiliferous, with many molluscs and sea urchins. [5]

The site is private land with no public access.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit (Cenomanian, Turonian, Senonian, Maastrichtian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Caistor St Edmund Pit (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.

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