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]
| Solent Group | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
See also edit
References edit
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Solent Group". The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ Hopson P. (2011). "The geological history of the Isle of Wight: an overview of the 'diamond in Britain's geological crown'" (PDF). Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. 122 (5): 745–763. Bibcode:2011PrGA..122..745H. doi:10.1016/j.pgeola.2011.09.007.
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