Slickstones Quarry, Cromhall

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Slickstones Quarry, Cromhall
Site of Special Scientific Interest

Area of Search	Avon
Grid reference	ST704916
Interest	Geological
Area	2.7 hectare
Notification	1966
Location map	English Nature

Slickstones Quarry, Cromhall (grid reference ST704916) is a 2.7 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Cromhall, South Gloucestershire, notified in 1966.

The site shows red Triassic rocks in fissures of older carboniferous limestone.^[1]

The quarry is home to Cromhall Diving Centre, used by trainees as there is a sloping entry (former road) and a pontoon.

References

↑ The story of geology and landscape in South Gloucestershire p.14

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Neighbouring areas Gloucestershire Somerset Wiltshire

Coordinates: 51°37′21″N 2°25′44″W / 51.62244°N 2.42897°W / 51.62244; -2.42897

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