Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationOxfordshire
Grid referenceSP 533 122[1]
InterestGeological
Area7.3 hectares (18 acres)[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Woodeaton Quarry is a 7.3-hectare (18-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Oxford in Oxfordshire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This site exposes a sequence of rocks dating to the Middle Jurassic around 167 million years ago belonging to the Great Oolite Group, spanning the Chipping Norton Limestone, Sharp's Hill, Taynton Limestone, Rutland, White Limestone, and Forest Marble formations.[4] It exhibits one of the most complete Bathonian sections in the county, and is described by Natural England as "of great palaeontological and sedimentological interest".[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Woodeaton Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Map of Woodeaton Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Woodeaton (Bathonian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. ↑ Wills, Simon; Bernard, Emma Louise; Brewer, Philippa; Underwood, Charlie J.; Ward, David J. (April 2019). "Palaeontology, stratigraphy and sedimentology of Woodeaton Quarry (Oxfordshire) and a new microvertebrate site from the White Limestone Formation (Bathonian, Jurassic)". Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. 130 (2): 170–186. doi:10.1016/j.pgeola.2019.02.003. S2CID 135409990.
  5. ↑ "Woodeaton Quarry citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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