Valley Farm Pit, Sudbourne
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Condition (Natural England)
| Unit | Feature | Condition | Area (ha) | Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM435530 | — | Favourable | 0.45 | 2023-03-06 |
Geology & landscape
Mining / Industrial: Quarry · Geological Period: Neogene, Quaternary
Description
Area, 0.5 ha. 1.2 ac. Description This quarry is of geological interest for its exposure of Coralline Crag. It is believed to be at the margin of the sand wave facies and a section of about 5.5 metres is exposed. The quarry faces give excellent exposures of large scale trough cross stratification with more tabular cross stratification exposed in some parts of the pit. The fauna at this locality is rather sparse. About a metre of shelly, fossiliferous Pleistocene Crag rests with marked unconformity on top of the Coralline Crag on the east side of the pit. This pit is important in the study of local stratigraphic relationships between the Pliocene and Pleistocene as well as being an important sedimentological site.