Lambeth Group
E401567
The Lambeth Group is a geological rock formation in southeast England, consisting mainly of Paleogene-age sands, clays, and silts that underlie much of the London area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lambeth Group canonical | 4 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological formation
ⓘ
rock unit ⓘ stratigraphic group ⓘ |
| ageRange | early Paleocene to early Eocene ⓘ |
| contains |
glauconitic sands
ⓘ
lignite ⓘ shell beds ⓘ |
| containsMember |
Reading Formation
ⓘ
Oldhaven Formation ⓘ
surface form:
Upnor Formation
Woolwich ⓘ
surface form:
Woolwich Formation
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| environmentOfDeposition |
estuarine
ⓘ
fluvial ⓘ lagoonal ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Paleogene ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Paleocene ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
Hampshire Basin
ⓘ
London Basin ⓘ |
| hasFossils |
brackish-water molluscs
ⓘ
plant remains ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicRank | group ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
foundation design in London area
ⓘ
tunnelling conditions in London ⓘ |
| lithology |
clay
ⓘ
sand ⓘ silt ⓘ |
| namedFor | London Borough of Lambeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Chalk Group ⓘ |
| partOf | Paleogene stratigraphy of southern England ⓘ |
| region | southeast England ⓘ |
| typicalColor | mottled ⓘ |
| underlies | Thames Group ⓘ |
| underliesArea |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
Thames Basin ⓘ |
| usedIn |
engineering geology of London
ⓘ
hydrogeological studies in southeast England ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.