Oxford Clay Formation

Oxford Clay (Jurassic) exposed near Weymouth, England.

The Oxford Clay Formation is a Jurassic marine sedimentary rock formation underlying much of southeast England, from as far west as Dorset and as far north as Yorkshire. The Oxford Clay is of middle Callovian to lower Oxfordian age and comprises 2 main facies. The lower facies comprises the Peterborough Member, a fossiliferous organic-rich mudstone. This facies and its rocks are commonly known as lower Oxford Clay. The upper facies comprises the middle Oxford Clay, the Stewartby Member, and the upper Oxford Clay, the Weymouth Member. The upper facies is a fossil poor assemblage of calcareous mudstones.

单词	Oxford Clay
释义	Oxford Clay 英语百科 Oxford Clay Formation The Oxford Clay Formation is a Jurassic marine sedimentary rock formation underlying much of southeast England, from as far west as Dorset and as far north as Yorkshire. The Oxford Clay is of middle Callovian to lower Oxfordian age and comprises 2 main facies. The lower facies comprises the Peterborough Member, a fossiliferous organic-rich mudstone. This facies and its rocks are commonly known as lower Oxford Clay. The upper facies comprises the middle Oxford Clay, the Stewartby Member, and the upper Oxford Clay, the Weymouth Member. The upper facies is a fossil poor assemblage of calcareous mudstones.
随便看	paleocene epoches paleocene ocean Paleocene Paleocene Series paleocerebellar paleocerebellar nucleus paleocerebellum paleochannel Paleocharaceae paleochristian paleochronology paleocinetic paleocirculation paleoclassical paleoclimate Paleoclimatic Paleoclimatically paleoclimatic evidence paleoclimatic indicator paleoclimatic reconstruction paleoclimatic record paleoclimatic sequence paleoclimatologies Paleoclimatologist Paleoclimatologists