Weald Clay
E834841
Weald Clay is a thick sequence of Early Cretaceous clay-rich sedimentary rocks in southeast England, notable for forming heavy soils and influencing the region’s low-lying, poorly drained landscapes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Weald Clay canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
sedimentary rock unit ⓘ |
| age |
Aptian
ⓘ
Barremian ⓘ Hauterivian ⓘ |
| climateIndicator | humid temperate continental conditions in Early Cretaceous Weald Basin ⓘ |
| contains |
calcareous concretions
ⓘ
freshwater limestones ⓘ ironstone nodules ⓘ sandstone lenses ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
floodplain
ⓘ
lacustrine ⓘ lagoonal ⓘ non-marine ⓘ |
| economicUse |
brickmaking
ⓘ
tile manufacture ⓘ |
| engineeringProperty | shrink–swell behavior ⓘ |
| fossilContent |
crocodyliforms
ⓘ
dinosaurs ⓘ fish remains ⓘ freshwater molluscs ⓘ ostracods ⓘ plant fossils ⓘ turtles ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Early Cretaceous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColor |
brown
ⓘ
grey ⓘ |
| hydrologicalProperty |
low permeability
ⓘ
poor drainage ⓘ |
| influences |
low-lying topography
ⓘ
poorly drained landscapes ⓘ |
| knownFor | heavy clay soils ⓘ |
| lithology |
clay
ⓘ
mudstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Weald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcropsIn | Weald Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies |
Hastings Beds
ⓘ
Tunbridge Wells Sand Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wealden Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southeast England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soilTypeDerived | gleyed clay soils ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf | Weald Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalThickness | up to 450 m ⓘ |
| underlies | Lower Greensand Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weatheringProduct | sticky clay soils ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.