| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | Oxfordshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SU 326 941 [1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 2.6 hectares (6.4 acres) [1] |
| Notification | 1986 [1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Shellingford Crossroads Quarry is a 2.6-hectare (6.4-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Stanford in the Vale in Oxfordshire. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3]
This site exposes rocks of the Corallian Group, dating to the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic, around 160 million years ago. It has many fossils of corals and reef-dwelling bivalves, and it is also important as it provides an example of the complexity of Oxfordian stratigraphy. [4]
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Shellingford Crossroads Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Map of Shellingford Crossroads Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Shellingford Crossroads (Oxfordian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 26 February 2020.[ permanent dead link]
- ^ "Shellingford Crossroads Quarry citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | Oxfordshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SU 326 941 [1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 2.6 hectares (6.4 acres) [1] |
| Notification | 1986 [1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Shellingford Crossroads Quarry is a 2.6-hectare (6.4-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Stanford in the Vale in Oxfordshire. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3]
This site exposes rocks of the Corallian Group, dating to the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic, around 160 million years ago. It has many fossils of corals and reef-dwelling bivalves, and it is also important as it provides an example of the complexity of Oxfordian stratigraphy. [4]
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Shellingford Crossroads Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Map of Shellingford Crossroads Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Shellingford Crossroads (Oxfordian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 26 February 2020.[ permanent dead link]
- ^ "Shellingford Crossroads Quarry citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2020.