Bardon Hill Quarry

Bardon Hill Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Leicestershire
Grid reference SK 456 130 [1]
Interest Geological
Area 58.2 hectares[1]
Notification 1987[1]
Location map Magic Map

Bardon Hill Quarry is a 58.2 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Coalville in Leicestershire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3][4]

This quarry has been operated for over 400 years and produces three million tonnes of rock a year, 15% of UK output. It exposes rocks from an andesitic Precambrian volcano, similar to the 1995 Montserrat eruption, about 570 million years ago. There are veins of quartz containing copper and gold.[5]

There is no public access to the site.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Bardon Hill Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Bardon Hill Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Bardon Hill (Precambrian of England & Wales)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Bardon Hill (Mineralogy of Peak District, Leicestershire, Cheshire & Shropshire)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Bardon Hill Quarry". British Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

Coordinates: 52°42′40″N 1°19′44″W / 52.711°N 1.329°W / 52.711; -1.329

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