Fuller's Earth Formation
| Fuller's Earth Formation Stratigraphic range: | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Great Oolite Group |
| Sub-units | Eyford Member |
| Underlies | Frome Clay, , , Taynton Limestone Formation or |
| Overlies | Chipping Norton Limestone or Inferior Oolite Group |
| Thickness | 5 m to >260 m |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone |
| Other | Limestone, Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
The Fullers Earth Formation is a geological formation that outcrops in southern England. It is also mostly present in the subsurface of the Wessex Basin and offshore in the , and .[1] It preserves fossils dating back to the Bathonian stage of the Middle Jurassic series. It is the lateral equivalent of the Rutland Formation and the Sharp's Hill Formation
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References[]
- ^ "Fuller's Earth Formation". The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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