Hunstanton Formation

The Hunstanton Formation is a lithostratigraphic name applied to an early Cretaceous limestone succession in eastern England which was formerly known as Red Chalk. The type section is at Hunstanton Cliff in northwest Norfolk.^[1]

Hunstanton Formation
Stratigraphic range: Albian to Cenomanian (Cretaceous)
Hunstanton Formation ("Red Chalk") exposed in south Filey Bay, North Yorkshire
Type	Formation
Unit of	Cromer Knoll Group
Underlies	Chalk Group
Overlies	Carstone Formation, Speeton Clay Formation
Thickness	1–30 m
Lithology
Primary	chalk
Other	marl
Location
Country	England
Extent	north Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire
Type section
Named for	Hunstanton