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Ford Quarry [NZ 3644 5730]
Disused Quarry
Public access
Only topmost part of quarry faces preserved, but makes these relatively safe for access. Has been a prime fossil locality in the past.
Proposed action Investigate possibility of establishing as a locality where fossils can be collected by supervised educational or recreational groups.
Existing designations SSSI GCR
Existing on site interpretation None
Major geodiversity interest This is the type section of the Ford Formation in association with Claxheugh Rock. Good fossil locality. The sections have yielded a diverse fossil fauna of brachiopods, bivalves and abundant nautiloids
Biodiversity interest areas of associated and seminatural Magnesian Limestone grassland are also significant.
Other heritage links None
Additional comment None
Date of photography