Monument record SEY 067 - Flixton Quarry SSI
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Summary
This pit provides excellent exposures in the Homersfield Terrace – the highest terrace of the River Waveney. The deposits comprise gravels and sands, probably in the main glacial outwash, resting on chalky till. The site shows many fine sedimentary structures, including ice-contact slope structures and ice wedge casts. The intimate association with localised flow till indicates an Anglian age. The site is of importance because of its relationship to the deposits of the Broome Terrace and to the type Hoxnian site at Hoxne
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 2907 8598 (57m by 110m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM28NE |
| Civil Parish | ST MARY, SOUTH ELMHAM, OTHERWISE HOMERSFIELD, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
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Full Description
This pit provides excellent exposures in the Homersfield Terrace – the highest terrace of the River Waveney. The deposits comprise gravels and sands, probably in the main glacial outwash, resting on chalky till. The site shows many fine sedimentary structures, including ice-contact slope structures and ice wedge casts. The intimate association with localised flow till indicates an Anglian age. The site is of importance because of its relationship to the deposits of the Broome Terrace and to the type Hoxnian site at Hoxne (HXN 001), (S1).
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF59755 Source Checked: Natural England. FLIXTON QUARRY SSI.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 7 2020 9:48AM