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Coordinates: 50°53′56″N 0°16′41″W / 50.899°N 0.278°W / 50.899; -0.278
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Horton Clay Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationWest Sussex
Grid referenceTQ 212 125[1]
InterestGeological
Area0.4 hectares (0.99 acres)[1]
Notification1991[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Horton Clay Pit is a 0.4-hectare (0.99-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Small Dole in West Sussex.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This site displays a thick and stratigaphically important sequence of rocks dating to the Folkestone Beds of the Early Cretaceous. It shows evidence of a major structural basin which controlled sedimentation in the western Weald.[4]

The site is a working quarry with no public access.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Horton Clay Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Map of Horton Clay Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Horton Clay Pit (Aptian-Albian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Horton Clay Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 April 2019.

50°53′56″N 0°16′41″W / 50.899°N 0.278°W / 50.899; -0.278

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