Cloford Quarry
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A 39.92 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest and Geological Conservation Review site important for the exposures of sediments of Triassic and Jurassic age which occur in major fissures within the Carboniferous Limestone. No other site in Britain shows such a variety and abundance of sediment-infilled fissures of this age.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloford
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Coordinates: 51°11'53"N 2°24'20"W
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