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Lyehill Quarry

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Lyehill Coach Depot (geograph 3978446)
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Lyehill Quarry is a 2.8-hectare (6.9-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Oxford in Oxfordshire. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.This disused quarry exposes rocks dating to the Wheatley Limestone member of the Stanford Formation, approximately 160 million years ago during the Middle Jurassic. The deposits are limestones in an unstable reef substrate, and the only fossils are of oysters.The site is private land with no public access.

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Lyehill Quarry
Wheatley Road, South Oxfordshire

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N 51.757 ° E -1.144 °
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Wheatley Road
OX33 1EP South Oxfordshire
England, United Kingdom
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