Radholme quarry is an important geological site quarried into a Carboniferous reef structure. The local limestone contains many fossil crinoid remains.
PHOTO: The photo shows a section through part of the sequence showing a disturbance in the limestone. 2011
BGS: Clitheroe Limestone Formation (knoll-reef) - Limestone. Sedimentary Bedrock formed approximately 343 to 352 million years ago in the Carboniferous Period. Local environment previously dominated by shallow carbonate seas. Setting: shallow carbonate seas. These rocks were formed in warm shallow seas with carbonate deposited on platform, shelf and slope areas; often rich in corals and shelly faunas. May include evaporites where seawater was trapped and salts concentrated by evaporation.