Lambeth Group

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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.

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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.

London Basin overlainBy Lambeth Group
London Basin hasRockUnit Lambeth Group
Thames Group overlies Lambeth Group
Thanet Sand Formation underlies Lambeth Group