Barrington Chalk Pit
Chalk pitsGeological Conservation Review sitesSites of Special Scientific Interest in Cambridgeshire
Barrington Chalk Pit is a 97.1-hectare (240-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Barrington in Cambridgeshire. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.This large quarry is the only surviving exposure of the Cretaceous Cambridge Greensand. Fossils include brachiopods and fish teeth. It is overlain by thick sequences of chalk and Totternhoe Stone.Large parts of the site are a working quarry which is closed to the public, while other areas have been filled in and are now fields which are crossed by footpaths.
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Conybeare Road, South Cambridgeshire
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N 52.142 ° | E 0.033 ° |
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Conybeare Road
CB22 7AE South Cambridgeshire
England, United Kingdom
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