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Rock Edge
Site of Special Scientific Interest

Location	Oxfordshire
Grid reference	SP 549 064
Interest	Geological
Area	1.7 hectares (4.2 acres)
Notification	1986
Location map	Magic Map

Rock Edge is a 1.7-hectare (4.2-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Oxford in Oxfordshire. It is a Geological Conservation Review site and a Local Nature Reserve

This site exposes limestone rich in coral called Coral rag, laid down when the area was under a warm, shallow sea, similar to the Bahama Banks today. It is rich in fossils derived from the coral reefs. It dates to the Upper Jurassic, around 145 million years ago.

References

^ "Designated Sites View: Rock Edge". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
"Map of Rock Edge". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
"Cross Roads Quarry (Oxfordian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
"Designated Sites View: Rock Edge". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
"Map of Rock Edge". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
"Rock Edge citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

51°45′14″N 1°12′18″W / 51.754°N 1.205°W / 51.754; -1.205

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