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Quarry and Site of Special Scientific Interest in England

Bardon Hill Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest

Location	Leicestershire
Grid reference	SK 456 130
Interest	Geological
Area	58.2 hectares
Notification	1987
Location map	Magic Map

Bardon Hill Quarry is a 58.2-hectare (144-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Coalville in Leicestershire. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

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.

There is no public access to the site.

References

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

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

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