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is the uppermost sub-unit of the Group. It is overlain by the lowermost units of the
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London Clay Formation exposed at the base of the cliffs at
175: 170: 156: 146: 141: 123: 113: 108: 100: 86: 76: 62: 52: 21: 331:"BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units - Result Details" 318:http://www.bgs.ac.uk/Lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=THAM 253:. It is encountered in older literature as the 8: 38: 18: 310: 285:formations in the Hampshire basin and 16:Geological formation in Great Britain 7: 320:(BGS on-line lexicon of rock units) 205:) which is widespread in southeast 14: 297:strata, these being rocks of the 289:. Beneath the London Clay is the 237:east through northern Hampshire, 104:c110 - 115m in Hampshire Basin 1: 277:in the London Basin, and the 361:Lithostratigraphy of England 377: 37: 26: 137:silt, sandy clayey silt 293:which itself overlies 301:in the London Basin. 267:London Clay Formation 71:London Clay Formation 209:, especially in the 28:Stratigraphic range 351:Geology of England 273:; these being the 196:lithostratigraphic 91:Oldhaven Formation 46:Walton-on-the-Naze 356:Paleogene England 291:Harwich Formation 275:Bagshot Formation 271:Bracklesham Group 255:London Clay Group 185: 184: 81:Bracklesham Group 67:Harwich Formation 368: 335: 334: 327: 321: 315: 299:Thanet Formation 42: 19: 376: 375: 371: 370: 369: 367: 366: 365: 341: 340: 339: 338: 329: 328: 324: 316: 312: 307: 287:English Channel 263: 211:Hampshire Basin 201:(a sequence of 161:Hampshire Basin 48: 17: 12: 11: 5: 374: 372: 364: 363: 358: 353: 343: 342: 337: 336: 322: 309: 308: 306: 303: 262: 259: 243:Greater London 183: 182: 177: 173: 172: 168: 167: 158: 154: 153: 148: 144: 143: 139: 138: 125: 121: 120: 115: 111: 110: 106: 105: 102: 98: 97: 88: 84: 83: 78: 74: 73: 64: 60: 59: 54: 50: 49: 43: 35: 34: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 373: 362: 359: 357: 354: 352: 349: 348: 346: 332: 326: 323: 319: 314: 311: 304: 302: 300: 296: 295:Lambeth Group 292: 288: 284: 280: 276: 272: 268: 260: 258: 256: 252: 248: 244: 240: 236: 232: 228: 227:Isle of Wight 224: 220: 216: 212: 208: 204: 200: 197: 194: 190: 181: 178: 174: 169: 166: 162: 159: 155: 152: 149: 145: 140: 136: 132: 129: 126: 122: 119: 116: 112: 107: 103: 99: 96: 95:Lambeth Group 92: 89: 85: 82: 79: 75: 72: 68: 65: 61: 58: 55: 51: 47: 41: 36: 33: 29: 25: 20: 325: 313: 264: 261:Stratigraphy 254: 231:London Basin 189:Thames Group 188: 186: 180:River Thames 171:Type section 165:London Basin 22:Thames Group 229:and in the 225:and in the 223:West Sussex 203:rock strata 345:Categories 305:References 249:and north 283:Wittering 235:Berkshire 219:Hampshire 176:Named for 109:Lithology 101:Thickness 77:Underlies 63:Sub-units 217:through 142:Location 118:mudstone 87:Overlies 207:England 151:England 147:Country 114:Primary 239:Surrey 215:Dorset 193:Eocene 191:is an 157:Extent 32:Eocene 279:Poole 247:Essex 233:from 213:from 199:group 135:sandy 128:silty 124:Other 57:Group 281:and 265:The 251:Kent 241:and 187:The 131:clay 53:Type 245:to 221:to 93:or 347:: 257:. 163:, 133:, 69:, 30:: 333:.

Index

Stratigraphic range
Eocene

Walton-on-the-Naze
Group
Harwich Formation
London Clay Formation
Bracklesham Group
Oldhaven Formation
Lambeth Group
mudstone
silty
clay
sandy
England
Hampshire Basin
London Basin
River Thames
Eocene
lithostratigraphic
group
rock strata
England
Hampshire Basin
Dorset
Hampshire
West Sussex
Isle of Wight
London Basin
Berkshire

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