Vectis Formation

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Vectis Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Aptian
~125  Ma
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Type Geological formation
Unit of Wealden Group
Sub-unitsShepherds Chine, Barnes High Sandstone & Cowleaze Chine Members
Underlies Atherfield Clay Formation
Overlies Wessex Formation
ThicknessUp to 66 m (217 ft)
Lithology
Primary Siltstone, mudstone
Other Sandstone, limestone, ironstone
Location
Coordinates 50°42′N1°06′W / 50.7°N 1.1°W / 50.7; -1.1 Coordinates: 50°42′N1°06′W / 50.7°N 1.1°W / 50.7; -1.1
Approximate paleocoordinates 40°48′N9°42′E / 40.8°N 9.7°E / 40.8; 9.7
Region England
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK
Extent Dorset, Isle of Wight
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Vectis Formation (England)

The Vectis Formation is a geological formation on the Isle of Wight and Swanage, England whose strata were formed in the lowermost Aptian, approximately 125 million years ago. [1] [2] The environment of deposition was that of a freshwater coastal lagoon with occasional marine influence after the early Aptian marine transgression, transitioning from the floodplain environment of the underlying Wessex Formation. The primary lithology is of laminated grey mudstones. The Vectis Formation is composed of three geological members: the Shepherds Chine member, the Barnes High Sandstone member, and the Cowleaze Chine member. It is overlain by the fully marine Atherfield Clay Formation, part of the Lower Greensand Group. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. [3]

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References

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