Purfleet Chalk Pits
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purfleet-chalk-pits-286-18107728
title:
Purfleet Chalk Pits
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Purfleet Chalk Pits is a 10.7-hectare (26-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Purfleet in Essex. It is a Geological Conservation Review site. The chalk pits expose sands and gravels which are associated with the ancient course of the River Thames. They have yielded varied animal, mollusc and plants remains which throw light on the environmental and fluvial conditions at the time when they were deposited. The site is over 280,000 years old, and laid down when this section of t
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description:
Site of Special Scientific Interest in Purfleet in Essex
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purfleet_Chalk_Pits
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date modified:
2024-02-09T15:06:24Z
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