Lower Greensand Group
E503032
The Lower Greensand Group is a Lower Cretaceous sedimentary rock formation in southern England, notable for its sandstones, ironstones, and building stones such as Kentish ragstone.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | geologic group ⓘ |
| age |
Aptian
ⓘ
Barremian ⓘ |
| contains |
Kentish ragstone
ⓘ
building stone quarries ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
deltaic
ⓘ
nearshore ⓘ shallow marine ⓘ |
| fossilContent |
ammonites
ⓘ
bivalves ⓘ marine invertebrates ⓘ |
| geologicalSurveyCode | LGS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Lower Cretaceous ⓘ |
| hasColor | greenish ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance |
construction industry
ⓘ
local architecture ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Atherfield Clay Formation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Folkestone Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Hythe Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandgate Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lithology |
conglomerate
ⓘ
ironstone ⓘ mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| mineralContent | glauconite ⓘ |
| namedFor | greensand lithology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
building stone production
ⓘ
ironstone resources ⓘ |
| notableLocalStone | Kentish ragstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcropsIn |
Hampshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isle of Wight NERFINISHED ⓘ Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Wealden Group ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Cretaceous stratigraphy
ⓘ
Cretaceous System in England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southern England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnit | Wealden Basin succession ⓘ |
| thickness | up to several hundred metres ⓘ |
| underlies | Gault Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
aggregate source
ⓘ
building stone source ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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