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Viaduct Quarry
Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Viaduct Quarry (grid reference ST621443) is a 0.3 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Shepton Mallet on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, notified in 1984.
This disused quarry is a Geological Conservation Review site identified as the best exposed and thickest section in the Downside Stone, a localised limestone development which accumulated adjacent to the Lower Jurassic Mendip Island.
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See also
Sources
- English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 9 August 2006)
External links
- English Nature website (SSSI information)
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