Английская Википедия:Bardon Hill Quarry

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox SSSI Bardon Hill Quarry is a Шаблон:Convert geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Coalville in Leicestershire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3][4]

This quarry has been operated for over 400 years and produces three million tonnes of rock a year, 15% of UK output. It exposes rocks from an andesitic Precambrian volcano, similar to the 1995 Montserrat eruption, about 570 million years ago. There are veins of quartz containing copper and gold.[5]

There is no public access to the site.

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