Chinnor Chalk Pit
ChinnorGeological Conservation Review sitesSites of Special Scientific Interest in Oxfordshire
Chinnor Chalk Pit is a 20.4-hectare (50-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Chinnor in Oxfordshire. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.This site is described by Natural England as "important for its excellent exposures of Totternhoe Stone", dating to the mid-Cenomanian stage of the Cretaceous period, around 100 million years ago. It has yielded many fossils of ammonites from the Lower and Middle Chalk.
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Chinnor Hill, South Oxfordshire
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N 51.691 ° | E -0.906 ° |
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Oakley Hill
Chinnor Hill
OX39 4BA South Oxfordshire
England, United Kingdom
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