Montrose Group | |
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Stratigraphic range: Paleocene | |
Type | Group |
Sub-units | Lista Formation, Maureen Formation & Thanet Formation |
Underlies | Moray Group (North Sea) Lambeth Group (SE England) |
Overlies | Chalk Group |
Thickness | up to 600 m (2,000 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Clay |
Other | Silt, sand, marl |
Location | |
Region | North Sea and onshore southeastern England |
Country | United Kingdom |
Type section | |
Named for | Montrose, Angus |
The Montrose Group is a stratigraphic group, a set of geological rock strata of Paleocene age, found beneath the North Sea and locally onshore in southeastern England.[1] It was originally described from offshore exploration wells in the North Sea. The Thanet Formation in the London Basin has more recently been assigned to the group.[2]