Reading Formation

Reading Formation
Stratigraphic range: Paleocene
Type Formation
Unit of Lambeth Group
Underlies Harwich Formation
Overlies Upnor Formation (London Basin), Chalk Group (Hampshire Basin)
Thickness Up to 27 m, generally 12 to 16 m
Lithology
Primary Clay
Other Sand
Location
Region England
Country United Kingdom
Extent London Basin, Hampshire Basin
Type section
Named for Reading, Berkshire

The Reading Formation is a geologic formation in southern England. It dates to the Paleogene period, and is part of the Lambeth Group. It overlies the London Basin and is below the Harwich Formation.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details: Reading Formation". British Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 February 2016.


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