| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Leicestershire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SK 577 148[1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 14.7 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
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Main Quarry, Mountsorrel". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Map of Main Quarry, Mountsorrel". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Castle Hill Quarry (Mineralogy of Peak District, Leicestershire, Cheshire & Shropshire)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Main Quarry, Mountsorrel citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
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