Corsham Limestone Formation

Short description: Geological formation in England

Corsham Limestone Formation
Stratigraphic range: Bathonian

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Type| Geological formation
Unit of| Great Oolite Group
Underlies| Forest Marble Formation
Overlies| Chalfield Oolite Formation, Athelstan Oolite Formation
Area| Cotswolds
Thickness| up to 9 metres (30 ft)
Lithology
Primary| Limestone
Location
Region| Europe
Country|  England
Extent| Gloucestershire, Somerset
Type section
Named for| Corsham
Location| Corsham railway cutting
Thickness at type section| 6.2-6.7 m

The Corsham Limestone Formation is a geological formation in England . It is part of the Great Oolite Group and was deposited in the Bathonian stage of the Middle Jurassic. It is found in the central to southern regions of the Cotswolds[1]

## References

1. ↑ "Corsham Limestone Formation". BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey. https://www.bgs.ac.uk/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=CSHF.

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