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Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 477 333 BGS Sheet 27 OS Sheet 93 Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/03 Site Description Site Status SNCI Description of Geodiversity Old quarry revealing various exposures of Magnesian limestone Literature References Geology of the Country from Durham...
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Naisberry Quarry

Contents
  1. Site Description
  2. Site Map
  3. Site Assessment
  4. Surveyors

Grid Reference NZ 477 333
BGS Sheet 27
OS Sheet 93
Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/03


Site Description

Site Status SNCI
Description of Geodiversity Old quarry revealing various exposures of Magnesian limestone
Literature References Geology of the Country from Durham to West Hartlepool – Denis Smith 1967


Site Map


Site Assessment

Access and Safety Comments Rating
Safety of access Along farm track 10
Safety of exposure Very safe quarry 10
Restricting conditions Cattle and horses in quarry 9
Multiple exposure None  
Note It is strongly suggested that on-site safety be the responsibility of the party leader(s), as the safety information above is given only as a guide.  

Education and Science Comments Rating
Surface processes Weathering and erosion 10
Geomorphology Disused quarry environment 5
Sedimentary rock Magnesian limestone 10
Igneous rock None  
Metamorphic rock None  
Fossils None specific 2
Minerals None specific 2
Structural features Various examples of faulting and folding 5
Stratigraphy Three distinct stratigraphical layers 5

Geodiversity Value Comments Rating
Education Limited educational value 2
Scientific Study by Earth scientists 10
Historical Disused quarry revealing quarrying features 9
Aesthetic Excellent quarry environment 8


Surveyors

Andrew Carter
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