Thanet Sand Formation
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The Thanet Sand Formation is a Paleocene geological unit in southeast England characterized by fine-grained marine sands that form an important part of the early Cenozoic stratigraphy of the London Basin and surrounding areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thanet Sand Formation canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Paleocene formation
ⓘ
geological formation ⓘ stratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| age |
Danian
ⓘ
Selandian ⓘ |
| contains |
clay
ⓘ
glauconitic sand ⓘ silt ⓘ |
| containsFossils |
foraminifera
ⓘ
marine invertebrates ⓘ shark teeth ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depositionalSetting | open marine shelf ⓘ |
| environmentOfDeposition | shallow marine ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Paleocene ⓘ |
| hasColor |
buff
ⓘ
pale grey ⓘ |
| isDocumentedBy | British Geological Survey maps ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
correlation of early Paleogene strata in southeast England
ⓘ
hydrogeology of the London Basin ⓘ |
| isPartOf | British Cenozoic stratigraphy ⓘ |
| lithology |
fine-grained sand
ⓘ
marine sand ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Isle of Thanet (historic island)
ⓘ
surface form:
Isle of Thanet
|
| overlies | Chalk Group ⓘ |
| partOf |
Paleogene
ⓘ
surface form:
Paleogene System
early Cenozoic stratigraphy ⓘ |
| region |
London Basin
ⓘ
southeast England ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf | London Basin ⓘ |
| underlies |
Lambeth Group
ⓘ
London Clay Formation ⓘ Reading Formation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.