Calcaire de Rognac explained

Calcaire de Cognac
Type:Geological formation
Age:Maastrichtian,
Period:Maastrichtian
Prilithology:Clay, shale
Otherlithology:Sandstone
Region:Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhône
Coordinates:43.5°N 5.5°W
Paleocoordinates:36.1°N 4°W
Overlies:Argiles et Grès à Reptiles Formation
Thickness:Over 40m (130feet)
Extent:Aix-en-Provence Basin

The Calcaire de Rognac is a geologic formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous period and possibly also sometime during the Tertiary period. It is overlain by the Argiles et Grès à Reptiles Formation.

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