Ben Knowle
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Ben Knowle (grid reference ST513450) is a 1.5 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, notified in 1984.
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Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Somerset |
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Grid reference | ST513450 |
Coordinates | 51.20213°N 2.69843°W / 51.20213; -2.69843 |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 1.5 hectares (0.015 km2; 0.0058 sq mi) |
Notification | 1984 (1984) |
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Ben Knowle is a natural outcrop of Celestine rising from the Somerset Levels where contacts with the host rock, Tea Green Marl, can be seen which illustrate the stratigraphic setting of the mineral deposit.[1]