Hunstanton Formation Stratigraphic range: Albian to Cenomanian (Cretaceous) |
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Hunstanton Formation ("Red Chalk") exposed in south Filey Bay, North Yorkshire.
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Type | Formation |
Underlies | erosion surface |
Overlies | Carstone Formation, Speeton Clay Formation |
Thickness | 1-30m |
Lithology | |
Primary | chalk |
Other | marl |
Location | |
Country | England |
Extent | north Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire |
The Hunstanton Formation is a lithostratigraphic name applied to an early Cretaceous limestone succession in eastern England which was formerly known as the Red Chalk. The type section is at Hunstanton Cliff in northwest Norfolk.