Fuller's Earth Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Great Oolite Group |
Sub-units | Eyford Member |
Underlies | Frome Clay, Chalfield Oolite Formation, Athelstan Oolite Formation, Taynton Limestone Formation or Tresham Rock Formation |
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 |
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