Saltwick- Geological Guide for the Geology and Stratification

(Saltwick Bay) - 2007

SYSTEM / PERIOD / SERIES / STAGE					AGE (mya)
Jurassic	Late	Volgian	Portlandian		142 to 147
			Tithonian
					147 to 150
		Kimmeridgian		Late	150 to 154
				Early
		Oxfordian	Corallian		154 to 159.4
			Late Oxford Clay
	Middle	Callovian	Middle Oxford Clay		159 to 165
			Early Oxford Clay
			Kellaways
			Late Cornbrash
		Bathonian	Early Cornbrash		165 to 170
			Forest Marble
			Frome Formation
			Wattonensis Beds
			Fullers Earth
			Zigzag Beds
		Bajocian			170 to 177
		Aalenian			177 to 180.1
	Early	Toarcian (Late Lias)			180 to 190
		Pliensbachian (Middle & Early Lias)			190 to 195
		Sinemurian (Early Lias)			195 to 201
		Hettangian (Early Lias)			201 to 205.7

Bajocian 170 to 177 MYA
FORMATIONS AND DEPOSITS	LOCATIONS

Late Inferior Oolite			Burton Bradstock Bearreraig Bay West Bay
Middle Inferior Oolite			Burton Bradstock West Bay
Ravenscar Group	Scalby Formation	Moor Grit Member	Gristhorpe Scalby Ness
	Scarborough Formation		Cloughton Wyke Gristhorpe
	Cloughton Formation	Gristhorpe Member	Cloughton Wyke Gristhorpe
		Lebberston Member	Cloughton Wyke
		Yons Nab Member	Gristhorpe
		Sycarham Member	Cloughton Wyke Gristhorpe
Dogger Formation			Saltwick Bay Sandsend Whitby Ravenscar
Bearreraig Sandstone Formation		Garantiana Shale Member	Glasnakille Faoilean
		Dark grey fissile mudstone

Aalenian 177 to 180.1 MYA
FORMATIONS AND DEPOSITS	LOCATIONS

Early Inferior Oolite		Burton Bradstock West Bay
Scissum Beds		Burton Bradstock West Bay
Bridport Sands		Burton Bradstock West Bay
Bearreraig Sandstone Formation	Druim an Fhuarain Sandstone Member	Glasnakille Faoilean
Ravenscar Group	Eller Beck Formation	Hayburn Wyke Ravenscar
Ravenscar Group	Saltwick Formation	Saltwick Bay Whitby Hayburn Wyke Sandsend Ravenscar

Toarcian 190 - 195 MYA
FORMATIONS AND DEPOSITS			LOCATIONS
L A T E L I A S	Early Bridport Sands		Thorncombe Beacon West Bay
	Down Cliff Clay		Eype Golden Cap (Seatown) Thorncombe Beacon
	Junction Bed		Eype Thorncombe Beacon
	Blea Wyke Formation	Yellow Sandstone Member	Ravenscar
		Grey Sandstone Member	Ravenscar
	Saltwick Bay Mudsone Formation	Fox Cliff Sandstone Member	Ravenscar
		Peak Mudstone Member	Ravenscar
		Alum Shale Member	Kettleness Saltwick Bay Whitby Runswick Bay Sandsend Ravenscar
		Mulgrave Shale Member	Port Mulgrave Kettleness Saltwick Bay Whitby Runswick Bay Ravenscar
		Grey Shale Member	Port Mulgrave Kettleness Saltwick Bay Whitby Runswick Bay Ravenscar

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