| 词条 | Main Quarry, Mountsorrel |
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|image= Main Quarry, Mountsorrel 1.jpg |image_caption = |name= Main Quarry, Mountsorrel |aos= Leicestershire |interest=Geological |gridref={{gbmappingsmall|SK 577 148}}[1] |area= {{convert|14.7|ha|acre|abbr=off}}[1] |notifydate= 1984[1] |map=Magic Map }}Main Quarry or Castle Hill Quarry is a {{convert| 14.7 |ha|acre|abbr=off}} geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Mountsorrel in Leicestershire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3] According to Natural England, this site "is probably the most dramatic and well-developed occurrence of asphaltite in Britain upon which international research into the origin of life on Earth has been carried out."[4] The site is private land with no public access. References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000929&SiteName=mountso&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Main Quarry, Mountsorrel | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 11 December 2017}} {{commons category|Main Quarry, Mountsorrel}}{{coord| 52.727| -1.147 |type:landmark_region:GB-BNE|display=title}}{{SSSIs Leicestershire }}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000929%27 |title=Map of Main Quarry, Mountsorrel|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 11 December 2017}} 3. ^{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=1632|title= Castle Hill Quarry (Mineralogy of Peak District, Leicestershire, Cheshire & Shropshire) |series=Geological Conservation Review |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|accessdate= 11 December 2017}} 4. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000929.pdf |title=Main Quarry, Mountsorrel citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 11 December 2017}} 2 : Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire|Geological Conservation Review sites |
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