Main Quarry, Mountsorrel

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Main Quarry, Mountsorrel
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location Leicestershire
Grid reference SK 577 148 [1]
InterestGeological
Area14.7 hectares (36 acres) [1]
Notification 1984 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Main Quarry or Castle Hill Quarry is a 14.7 hectares (36 acres) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Mountsorrel in Leicestershire. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3]

According to Natural England, this site "is probably the most dramatic and well-developed occurrence of asphaltite in Britain upon which international research into the origin of life on Earth has been carried out." [4]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Main Quarry, Mountsorrel". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Main Quarry, Mountsorrel". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Castle Hill Quarry (Mineralogy of Peak District, Leicestershire, Cheshire & Shropshire)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Main Quarry, Mountsorrel citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2017.

52°43′37″N1°08′49″W / 52.727°N 1.147°W / 52.727; -1.147

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