Castle Acre quarry

Newton by Castle Acre, Breckland, Norfolk, UK

Castle Acre quarry is an aggregate quarry providing crushed chalk and flint, which also occasionally produces mineral specimens.

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Several minerals are found at the site, including Quartz, Siderite, and Vivianite.

The quarry is also sometimes known as Newton-by-Castle-Acre chalk pit.

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