Clee Hill Quarry, Ludlow, Shropshire, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
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| Clee Hill Quarry | Quarry |
| Ludlow | - not defined - |
| Shropshire | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 52° 22' 59'' North , 2° 35' 48'' West | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 52.38314,-2.59671 | ||||||||||||||||||
| GeoHash: | G#: gcq4hbj1u | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owned/operated by: | MQP Ltd (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Locality type: | Quarry | ||||||||||||||||||
| Köppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nearest Settlements: |
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A dolerite quarry exploiting the dolerite underneath the previous opencast coal mine where 320,000 tonnes of coal were removed between 1988 and 1992.
Regions containing this locality
| Eurasian Plate | Tectonic Plate |
| Europe | Continent |
| British Isles | Group of Islands |
| West Midlands, England, UK | Region |
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Regional Geology
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| Permian - Carboniferous 251.902 - 358.9 Ma ID: 2027774 | Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian Age: Phanerozoic (251.902 - 358.9 Ma) Lithology: Mafic igneous-rock Reference: British Geological Survey. DiGMapGB-625. British Geological Survey ©NERC. [23] |
| Early Devonian 393.3 - 419.2 Ma ID: 3135645 | Early Devonian sandstone Age: Early Devonian (393.3 - 419.2 Ma) Lithology: Sandstone Reference: Asch, K. The 1:5M International Geological Map of Europe and Adjacent Areas: Development and Implementation of a GIS-enabled Concept. Geologisches Jahrbuch, SA 3. [147] |
| Silurian 419.2 - 443.8 Ma ID: 3185808 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Silurian (419.2 - 443.8 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
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