Chinnor Chalk Pit
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Oxfordshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SU 757 997[1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 20.4 hectares (50 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1986[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Chinnor Chalk Pit is a 20.4-hectare (50-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Chinnor in Oxfordshire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]
This site is described by Natural England as "important for its excellent exposures of Totternhoe Stone", dating to the mid-Cenomanian stage of the Cretaceous period, around 100 million years ago. It has yielded many fossils of ammonites from the Lower and Middle Chalk.[4]
The site is private land with no public access.
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Chinnor Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Map of Chinnor Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Chinnor Chalk Pit (Cenomanian, Turonian, Senonian, Maastrichtian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Chinnor Chalk Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 March 2020.