Clevedon Shore
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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  Shown within Somerset | |
| Area of Search | North Somerset |
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| Grid reference | ST402719 |
| Coordinates | 51°26′35″N 2°51′43″W / 51.44292°N 2.86181°WCoordinates: 51°26′35″N 2°51′43″W / 51.44292°N 2.86181°W |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 0.94 acres (0.0038 km2; 0.00147 sq mi) |
| Notification | 1991 |
| Natural England website | |
Clevedon Shore (grid reference ST402719) is a 0.38 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest adjacent to the Severn Estuary at Clevedon, North Somerset, notified in 1991.
It is the side of a mineralised fault, which runs east-west adjacent to the pier, and forms a small cliff feature in Dolomitic Conglomerate on the north side of Clevedon Beach, containing cream to pink baryte together with sulfides. The minerals identified at the site include: haematite, chalcopyrite, tennantite, galena, tetrahedrite, bornite, pyrite, marcasite, enargite and sphalerite. Secondary alteration of this assemblage has produced idaite, Covellite and other Copper sulfides.[1]
The site is listed as a Geological Conservation Review site as several of the minerals found here are rare, in particular the beaudantite. The presence of copper and arsenic is unusual for the Mendip district.
References
- ↑ English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 9 July 2006)