Kingston Formation Explained

Kingston Formation
Type:Formation
Period:Oxfordian
Prilithology:Sandstone
Otherlithology:Limestone, Mudstone
Namedfor:Kingston Bagpuize
Region:England
Country:United Kingdom
Unitof:Corallian Group
Underlies:Stanford Formation
Overlies:West Walton Formation, Hazelbury Bryan Formation
Thickness:Up to 30 m in Oxford, up to 15 m in the Calne-Highworth area.
Extent:Wiltshire, Oxfordshire

The Kingston Formation is a geologic formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period.

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