Spot Lane Quarry

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Spot Lane Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Spot Lane Quarry 3.jpg
Location Kent
Grid reference TQ 793 541 [1]
InterestGeological
Area0.1 hectares (0.25 acres) [1]
Notification 1992 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Spot Lane Quarry is a 0.1-hectare (0.25-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the eastern outskirts of Maidstone in Kent. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3] [4]

This site exposes loess, probably dating to the glacial Wolstonian Stage between 352,000 and 130,000 years ago. It contains the fossils of land snails, and as loess in Britain is usually unfossiliferous, it is one of the few sites where loess fauna can be studied. [5]

The site is now a public footpath.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Spot Lane Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Spot Lane Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Spot Lane Quarry (Quaternary of South-East England)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Spot Lane Quarry (Mass movement)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Spot Lane Quarry citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

Coordinates: 51°15′29″N0°34′05″E / 51.258°N 0.568°E / 51.258; 0.568

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