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Hunstanton Formation

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Hunstanton Formation
Stratigraphic range: Albian to Cenomanian (Cretaceous)
Hunstanton Formation ("Red Chalk") exposed in south Filey Bay, North Yorkshire
TypeFormation
Unit ofCromer Knoll Group
UnderliesChalk Group
OverliesCarstone Formation, Speeton Clay Formation
Thickness1–30 m
Lithology
Primarychalk
Othermarl
Location
CountryEngland
Extentnorth Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire
Type section
Named forHunstanton

The Hunstanton Formation is a lithostratigraphic name applied to an early Cretaceous limestone succession in eastern England which was formerly known as Red Chalk. The type section is at Hunstanton Cliff in northwest Norfolk.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Hopson et al 2008. A Stratigraphical Framework for the Lower Cretaceous of England, British Geological Survey Research Report RR/08/03