Sproxton Quarry

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|name= Sproxton Quarry

|aos= Leicestershire

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|area= {{convert| 5.4 |ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1986

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Sproxton Quarry is a {{convert| 5.4 |ha|acre|abbr=off}} geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Sproxton in Leicestershire.{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001934&SiteName=sprox&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Sproxton Quarry | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 15 November 2017}}{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271001934%27|title=Map of Sproxton Quarry|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 15 November 2017}} It is a Geological Conservation Review site.{{cite web|url=http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=299 |title= Sproxton Quarry (Aalenian - Bajocian) |series=Geological Conservation Review |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|accessdate=15 November 2017}}

The quarry exposes one of the most complete sections of the Middle Jurassic Lincolnshire Limestone Formation, together with the underlying Grantham and Northampton Sand Formations. It has rare ammonites.{{cite web|url= http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001934.pdf |title=Sproxton Quarry citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 15 November 2017}} Sproxton Quarry is a Reference Section for the Grantham Formation.{{cite web|url=http://www.bgs.ac.uk/Lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=GRF|title=The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units - Grantham Formation|publisher=British Geological Survey|accessdate=15 November 2017}}