Barrington Chalk Pit

Barrington Chalk Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest

Area of Search	Cambridgeshire
Grid reference	TL 392 512 ^[1]
Interest	Geological
Area	97.1 hectares^[1]
Notification	1997^[1]
Location map	Magic Map

Barrington Chalk Pit is a 97.1 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Barrington in Cambridgeshire.^[1]^[2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.

References

1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Barrington Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
↑ "Map of Barrington Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
↑ "Barrington Chalk Pit (Cenomanian, Turonian, Senonian, Maastrichtian)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
↑ "Barrington Chalk Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 September 2016.

External links

Geological Conservation Review, Volume 23: British Upper Cretaceous Stratigraphy, Chapter 4: Transitional Province, England, 1980-2007, Barrington Chalk Pit

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Coordinates: 52°08′31″N 0°01′59″E / 52.142°N 0.033°E / 52.142; 0.033

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