Lulsgate Quarry
Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lulsgate Quarry (grid reference ST516659) is a 2¾ acre (1.13 hectare) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Felton, North Somerset, notified in 1997.
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Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Avon |
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Grid reference | ST516659 |
Coordinates | 51.39007°N 2.69698°W / 51.39007; -2.69698 |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 1.13 hectares (2.8 acres) |
Notification | 1997 (1997) |
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The site has an excellent exposure of an irregular unconformity surface lying between inclined Lower Carboniferous (Dinantian) Black Rock limestones and flat-bedded Upper Triassic (Rhaetian) strata.[1]