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Main Quarry, Mountsorrel
Site of Special Scientific Interest

Location	Leicestershire
Grid reference	SK 577 148
Interest	Geological
Area	14.7 hectares (36 acres)
Notification	1984
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. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

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."

The site is private land with no public access.

References

^ "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.

52°43′37″N 1°08′49″W / 52.727°N 1.147°W / 52.727; -1.147

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