Wealden Formation

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:rock_formations
gptkbp:age Cretaceous
gptkbp:associated_with Wealden fauna
Wealden flora
gptkbp:atccode gptkb:Gault_Formation
gptkb:Purbeck_Group
gptkbp:characterized_by varied lithology
gptkbp:composed_of gptkb:sandstone
gptkb:coal
mudstone
gptkbp:contains gptkb:fossils
marine sediments
clay deposits
ironstone
terrestrial sediments
gptkbp:diameter up to 300 meters
gptkbp:exhibits sedimentary structures
gptkbp:first_described_by gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:founded_in continental environments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wealden Formation
gptkbp:is_associated_with clay minerals
coal deposits
gptkbp:is_displayed_in gptkb:South_Downs
gptkb:Sussex
gptkb:Kent
North Downs
Hastings area
gptkbp:is_essential_for geology
paleontology
gptkbp:is_known_for sedimentary basins
paleoenvironments
gptkbp:is_notable_for rich fossil record
gptkbp:is_part_of Cretaceous System
gptkbp:is_studied_in geologists
stratigraphy
sedimentology
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:ceramics
construction materials
brick making
gptkbp:is_valued_for hydrocarbon exploration
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:England
gptkbp:map geological surveys
gptkbp:named_after Weald
19th century geological studies
gptkbp:notable_artifact early Cretaceous
gptkbp:notable_for Dinosaur fossils
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Wealden_Group
gptkbp:provides natural resources
gptkbp:subunit Hastings Beds
Weald Clay
Tunbridge Wells Sand
Ashdown Beds
Wadhurst Clay
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Baryonyx
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5