Horton Clay Pit

Horton Clay Pit is a 0.4-hectare (0.99-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Small Dole in West Sussex.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

Horton Clay Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of SearchWest Sussex
Grid referenceTQ 212 125[1]
InterestGeological
Area0.4 hectares (0.99 acres)[1]
Notification1991[1]
Location mapMagic Map

This site displays a thick and stratigaphically important sequence of rocks dating to the Folkestone Beds of the Early Cretaceous. It shows evidence of a major structural basin which controlled sedimentation in the western Weald.[4]

The site is a working quarry with no public access.

References

  1. "Designated Sites View: Horton Clay Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  2. "Map of Horton Clay Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  3. "Horton Clay Pit (Aptian-Albian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. "Horton Clay Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 April 2019.

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