Woolwich Formation | |
Type: | Formation |
Age: | Paleogene |
Period: | Paleogene |
Prilithology: | claystone, sandstone |
Otherlithology: | lignite |
Namedfor: | Gilbert's Pit, Charlton |
Region: | England |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Unitof: | Lambeth Group |
Underlies: | Harwich Formation of the Thames Group |
Overlies: | Upnor Formation |
Thickness: | max 14.5 m |
Extent: | London and northern Kent |
The Woolwich Formation is a geological formation in southeast England.[1] It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.