{{Short description|Protected area in Leicester, England}} {{Infobox SSSI |image= Gipsy Lane Pit 1.jpg |image_caption = |name= Gipsy Lane Pit |aos= Leicestershire |interest=Geological |gridref={{gbmappingsmall| SK 619 071 }}<ref name=dsv/> |area= {{convert| 0.5|ha|acre|abbr=off}}<ref name=dsv/> |notifydate= 1985<ref name=dsv/> |map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271004537%27 ''Magic Map''] }} '''Gipsy Lane Pit''' is a {{convert| 0.5|ha|acre|abbr=off}} geological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] in [[Leicester]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1004537&SiteName=gipsy&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Gipsy Lane Pit | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 27 November 2017}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271004537%27 |title=Map of Gipsy Lane Pit|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 27 November 2017}}</ref> It is a [[Geological Conservation Review]] site.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=1720 |title= Gypsy Lane Brick Pit (Mineralogy of Peak District, Leicestershire, Cheshire & Shropshire) |series=Geological Conservation Review |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|accessdate= 27 November 2017}}</ref>
This site is important to geologists for its [[Triassic]] stratigraphy, and to mineralogists as it is rich in [[sulphide]]s, some of which are unidentified and imperfectly understood compounds. [[Natural England]] describes the site's interest as "unique in Britain, and possibly internationally".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1004537.pdf|title=Gipsy Lane Pit citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate=27 November 2017|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225414/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1004537.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The site is private land with no public access.
==References== {{reflist}} {{commons category|Gipsy Lane Pit}} {{coord| 52.658| -1.086 |type:landmark_region:GB-BNE|display=title}} {{SSSIs Leicestershire }} [[Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire]] [[Category:Geological Conservation Review sites]]