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词条 Viaduct Quarry
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Viaduct Quarry ({{gbmapping|ST621443}}) is a 0.3 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Shepton Mallet on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, notified in 1984.

This disused quarry is a Geological Conservation Review site identified as the best exposed and thickest section in the Downside Stone, a localised limestone development which accumulated adjacent to the Lower Jurassic Mendip Island.

See also

  • Quarries of the Mendip Hills

Sources

  • English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 9 August 2006)

External links

  • English Nature website (SSSI information)
{{Mendip Hills}}{{SSSIs Somerset geological}}{{England-SSSI-stub}}{{Somerset-geo-stub}}

4 : Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset|Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1984|Geology of Somerset|Quarries in the Mendip Hills

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