Cliffe Hill Quarry
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | Leicestershire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SK 474 107[1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 19.2 hectares (47 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1990[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Cliffe Hill Quarry is a 19.2 hectares (47 acres) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the western outskirts of Markfield in Leicestershire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]
This quarry exposes volcanic and sedimentary Charnian rocks dating to the Ediacaran period (635 to 541 Ma) of the Proterozoic eon. It was probably then a volcanic island. An unusually homogeneous form of the rock diorite found here is sometimes called markfieldite, named after the village.[4]
The site is private land with no public access.
