Shellingford Crossroads Quarry

Shellingford Crossroads Quarry is a 2.6-hectare (6.4-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Stanford in the Vale in Oxfordshire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

Shellingford Crossroads Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of SearchOxfordshire
Grid referenceSU 326 941[1]
InterestGeological
Area2.6 hectares (6.4 acres)[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

This site exposes rocks of the Corallian Group, dating to the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic, around 160 million years ago. It has many fossils of corals and reef-dwelling bivalves, and it is also important as it provides an example of the complexity of Oxfordian stratigraphy.[4]

References
  1. "Designated Sites View: Shellingford Crossroads Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. "Map of Shellingford Crossroads Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. "Shellingford Crossroads (Oxfordian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. "Shellingford Crossroads Quarry citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

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