Bagshot Beds
E401569
Bagshot Beds are a series of Eocene-age sandy and clay-rich sedimentary deposits found in southeast England, notably forming prominent heathland landscapes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bagshot Beds canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological formation
ⓘ
sedimentary rock unit ⓘ |
| ageRange | early to middle Eocene ⓘ |
| associatedVegetation |
coniferous woodland
ⓘ
heather ⓘ |
| color |
brown
ⓘ
pale grey ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| contains |
ironstone concretions
ⓘ
lignite ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
deltaic
ⓘ
nearshore ⓘ shallow marine ⓘ |
| formsLandscape |
heathland
ⓘ
poorly drained plateau surfaces ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Eocene ⓘ |
| grainSize |
fine sand
ⓘ
medium sand ⓘ |
| hasSubunit |
Lower Bagshot Beds
ⓘ
Middle Bagshot Beds ⓘ Upper Bagshot Beds ⓘ |
| hydrogeologyRole | minor aquifer ⓘ |
| influences | surface drainage patterns in southeast England ⓘ |
| lithology |
clay
ⓘ
claystone ⓘ sand ⓘ sandstone ⓘ sandy clay ⓘ silt ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bagshot ⓘ |
| notableExposure |
Aldershot
ⓘ
surface form:
Aldershot area
Bagshot Heath ⓘ Hampshire Basin ⓘ Surrey Heath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | London Clay Formation ⓘ |
| partOf |
Paleogene
ⓘ
surface form:
Paleogene System
|
| region | southeast England ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf |
Hampshire Basin
ⓘ
London Basin ⓘ |
| typicalFossils |
marine invertebrates
ⓘ
plant remains ⓘ |
| underlies | Bracklesham Group ⓘ |
| usedIn | regional stratigraphic correlation ⓘ |
| weatheringProduct | acidic sandy soils ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.