Woolwich Formation Stratigraphic range: Paleogene |
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Exposure in Gilbert's Pit. Dark grey clays, and light grey shelly clays of the Woolwich Formation, overlying the Upnor Formation sands
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Type | Formation |
Unit of | Lambeth Group |
Underlies | Harwich Formation of the Thames Group |
Overlies | Upnor Formation |
Thickness | max 14.5 m |
Lithology | |
Primary | claystone, sandstone |
Other | lignite |
Location | |
Region | England |
Country | United Kingdom |
Extent | London and northern Kent |
Type section | |
Named for | Gilbert's Pit, Charlton |
The Woolwich Formation is a geological formation in southeast England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.