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Inferior Oolite
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The Inferior Oolite is a sequence of Jurassic age sedimentary rocks in Europe. It was deposited during the Middle Jurassic.[1] The Inferior Oolite Group as more recently defined is a Jurassic lithostratigraphic group (a sequence of rock strata) in southern and eastern England . It has been variously known in the past as the Under Oolite (or Oolyte), the Inferior Oolite, the Inferior Oolite Series and the Redbourne Group.[2]
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Inferior Oolite Group | |
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Stratigraphic range: Aalenian–Bathonian (Middle Jurassic) | |
![]() Inferior Oolite at Leckhampton Hill, Gloucestershire. | |
Type | Group |
Sub-units | East Midlands
Cotswolds
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Underlies | Great Oolite Group |
Overlies | Lias Group |
Thickness | 0 - 120 m |
Lithology | |
Primary | limestones |
Other | sandstone, mudstone |
Location | |
Country | England |
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