Rutland Formation

Rutland Formation
Stratigraphic range: Bajocian-Bathonian
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Type Formation
Unit of Great Oolite Group
Sub-units Stamford Member, Wellingborough Limestone Member
Underlies Blisworth Limestone, White Limestone Formation
Overlies Lincolnshire limestone, Northampton Sand Formation
Thickness Typically about 8 to 12m, up to 15m
Lithology
Primary Mudstone
Other Limestone
Location
Region England
Country United Kingdom

The Rutland Formation is a geologic formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the late Bajocian to Bathonian stages in the Jurassic period, about 169 million years ago. It is the lateral equivalent of the Sharp's Hill Formation and the Fuller's Earth Formation

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