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Solent Group
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The Solent Group is a geological group in the Hampshire Basin of southern England. It preserves fossils ranging in age from Priabonian (uppermost Eocene) to Rupelian (lower Oligocene).[1] The group is subdivided into three formations, the Headon Hill Formation, the Bembridge Limestone Formation and the Bouldnor Formation.[2]
Quick Facts Type, Sub-units ...
Solent Group | |
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Stratigraphic range: Priabonian - Rupelian | |
![]() Bembridge Limestone Formation (harder white weathering layers) and overlying clays of the Bouldnor Formation at the northern end of Whitecliff Bay, Isle of Wight. | |
Type | Group |
Sub-units | Headon Hill Formation, Bembridge Limestone Formation & Bouldnor Formation |
Underlies | Quaternary at an unconformity |
Overlies | Barton Group |
Thickness | up to 190 m |
Location | |
Region | Hampshire Basin, England |
Country | United Kingdom |
Type section | |
Named for | Solent |
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