Frome Clay | |
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Stratigraphic range: Bathonian ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Great Oolite Group |
Underlies | Forest Marble Formation |
Overlies | Fuller's Earth Formation |
Thickness | 20–50 m (66–164 ft) in Wiltshire and Somerset 45–70 m (148–230 ft) in Dorset |
Lithology | |
Primary | Mudstone |
Other | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 51°12′N 2°18′W / 51.2°N 2.3°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 41°24′N 10°06′E / 41.4°N 10.1°E |
Region | England |
Country | United Kingdom |
The Frome Clay is a geological formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Bathonian stage of the Middle Jurassic period.[1]