Wessex Formation
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wessex-formation-163-6624305
title:
Wessex Formation
text:
The Wessex Formation is a fossil-rich English geological formation that dates from the Berriasian to Barremian stages of the Early Cretaceous. It forms part of the Wealden Group and underlies the younger Vectis Formation and overlies the Durlston Formation. The dominant lithology of this unit is mudstone with some interbedded sandstones. It is part of the strata of the Wessex Basin, exposed in both the Isle of Purbeck and the Isle of Wight. While the Purbeck sections are largely barren of verteb
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Early Cretaceous geological formation in England
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wessex_Formation
date created:
2008-09-21T10:36:30Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T12:05:04Z
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fields total:
13
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