Kimmeridge Clay Formation

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:rock_formations
gptkbp:age Late Jurassic
gptkbp:associated_with marine environments
gptkbp:atccode gptkb:Portland_Stone_Formation
gptkb:Oxford_Clay_Formation
gptkbp:characterized_by dark grey color
gptkbp:composed_of claystone
gptkbp:contains gptkb:fossils
gptkb:ammonites
kerogen
belemnites
gptkbp:diameter up to 300 meters
gptkbp:founded_in marine transgressions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kimmeridge Clay Formation
gptkbp:is_associated_with clay minerals
gptkbp:is_characterized_by high organic content
gptkbp:is_displayed_in gptkb:Kimmeridge_Bay
gptkb:Dorset
gptkbp:is_explored_in shale gas
gptkbp:is_found_in southern England
gptkbp:is_known_for marine fossils
gptkbp:is_noted_for sedimentary structures
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Dorset_and_East_Devon_Coast
gptkb:Wealden_Group
gptkbp:is_recognized_as gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Kimmeridge_Oil_Field
gptkbp:is_significant_for geological studies
gptkbp:is_studied_for paleontology
gptkbp:is_studied_in geologists
gptkbp:is_subject_to erosion
gptkbp:is_used_for educational purposes
gptkbp:is_used_in construction materials
gptkbp:is_valued_for gptkb:archaeologists
geological heritage
hydrocarbon exploration
gptkbp:is_vulnerable_to climate change
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:map geological surveys
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:19th_century
Kimmeridge village
gptkbp:notable_artifact gptkb:Kimmeridgian_stage
gptkbp:notable_for oil reserves
gptkbp:part_of Jurassic System
gptkbp:provides natural resources
gptkbp:subunit gptkb:Durlston_Formation
gptkb:Kimmeridge_Clay_Member
Swanage Member
gptkbp:used_in petroleum geology
gptkbp:was_deposited_in shallow seas
gptkbp:witnesses earth's history
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Opthalmosaurus
gptkb:Pliosaurus_brachycephalus
gptkb:Cryptoclidinae
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5