Woodeaton Quarry
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Condition (Natural England)
| Unit | Feature | Condition | Area (ha) | Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP533122 | — | Unfavourable Declining | 7.3 | 2010-12-14 |
Geology & landscape
Mining / Industrial: Quarry · Rock Type: Limestone
Description
Area, 6.4 hectares 15.8 ac Description Woodeaton Quarry exhibits one of the most complete Bathonian sections progracilis to ?discus Zones; Taynton formation to Forest Marble Formation in Oxfordshire and presents the best exposed of two complete and extant Hampen Marly Formation sections now remaining in the county. A full White Limestone succession is also exposed, showing a sequence in many ways more typical of Northamptonshire than of Oxfordshire. The Taynton Formation, Hampen Marly Formation and Shipton Member white Limestone Formation were-deposited in four shallowing upwards rhythms, eachone with an erosive base and root letted at the top. The whole section at Woodeaton is of great palaeontological and sedimentological interest.