Gipsy Lane Pit

Gipsy Lane Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Leicestershire
Grid reference SK 619 071 [1]
Interest Geological
Area 0.5 hectares (1.2 acres)[1]
Notification 1985[1]
Location map Magic Map

Gipsy Lane Pit is a 0.5 hectares (1.2 acres) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicester.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This site is important to geologists for its Triassic stratigraphy, and to mineralogists as it is rich in sulphides, some of which are unidentified and imperfectly understood compounds. Natural England describes the site's interest as "unique in Britain, and possibly internationally".[4]

The stie is private land with no public access.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Gipsy Lane Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Gipsy Lane Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Gypsy Lane Brick Pit (Mineralogy of Peak District, Leicestershire, Cheshire & Shropshire)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Gipsy Lane Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

Coordinates: 52°39′29″N 1°05′10″W / 52.658°N 1.086°W / 52.658; -1.086

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