Frome Clay

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Frome Clay
Stratigraphic range: Bathonian
~168–166  Ma
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Fossils from the Frome Clay
Type Formation
Unit of Great Oolite Group
Underlies Forest Marble Formation
Overlies Fuller's Earth Formation
Thickness20–50 m (66–164 ft) in Wiltshire and Somerset
45–70 m (148–230 ft) in Dorset
Lithology
Primary Mudstone
Other Limestone
Location
Coordinates 51°12′N2°18′W / 51.2°N 2.3°W / 51.2; -2.3
Approximate paleocoordinates 41°24′N10°06′E / 41.4°N 10.1°E / 41.4; 10.1
Region England
Country United Kingdom
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Frome Clay (the United Kingdom)
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Frome Clay (England)

The Frome Clay is a geological formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Bathonian stage of the Middle Jurassic period. [1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ British Geological Survey. "Frome Clay Formation". BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. Retrieved 31 December 2022.


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