Daley, B. & Balson, P. 1999. British Tertiary Stratigraphy. Geological Conservation Review Series No. 15, JNCC, Peterborough, ISBN 1 86107 469 7. The original source material for these web pages has been made available by the JNCC under the Open Government Licence 3.0. Full details in the JNCC Open Data Policy
Contents
The original source material for these web pages has been made available by the JNCC under the Open Government Licence 3.0. Full details in the JNCC Open Data Policy
Title page and preliminariesAcknowledgements
Access to the countryside
Foreword Sir Angus Stirling
Preface B. Daley
1 Introduction to the Tertiary B. Daley
The Tertiary sub-era: subdivision and nomenclature
Understanding the Tertiary
The global context
Tertiary rocks in Britain
2 Introduction to the Palaeogene B. Daley
Economic significance
Palaeogene strata in the British area
History of research
Age and correlation
Palaeogeography
The Palaeogene GCR sites
Key to lithologies and structures
3 London Basin: eastern localities B. Daley
Introduction
Herne Bay (Bishopstone Cliffs), Kent
Charlton Sand Pit (Gilbert's Pit), Kent
Elmstead Rock Pit, Chislehurst, Kent
4 London Basin: western localities B. Daley
Introduction
5 Hampshire Basin: Isle of Wight localities B. Daley
Introduction
Prospect Quarry, Isle of Wight
Bouldnor and Hamstead Cliffs and Foreshore, Isle of Wight
Thorness Bay and Gurnard, Isle of Wight
6 Hampshire Basin: mainland localities B. Daley
Introduction
Friars Cliff, Mudeford, Dorset
'Barton Cliffs', Hampshire/Dorset
Wittering to Selsey Foreshore, West Sussex
Shepherd's Gutter, near Bramshaw, Hampshire
7 Western outliers of Dorset and Devon B. Daley
Introduction
8 The Neogene of eastern England P. Batson
Introduction to the Neogene
The Pliocene–Pleistocene Boundary
The Neogene of eastern England
9 The Lenham Beds P. Batson
Introduction
Pivington Quarry, Lenham, Kent
10 The Coralline Crag P. Batson
The Crags of East Anglia
Introduction
Ramsholt Cliff, Ramsholt, Suffolk
Rockhall Wood, Sutton, Suffolk
'The Cliff', Gedgrave, Suffolk
Gedgrave Hall, Gedgrave, Suffolk
Richmond Farm, Gedgrave, Suffolk
Sudbourne Park, Sudbourne, Suffolk
Valley Farm, Sudbourne, Suffolk
Aldeburgh Hall, Aldeburgh, Suffolk
Round Hill, Aldeburgh, Suffolk
Crag Pit Nursery, Aldeburgh, Suffolk
11 The Red Crag P. Balson
Introduction
Hascot Hill Pit, Battisford, Suffolk
Buckanay Farm, Alderton, Suffolk
Orford Lodge, Chillesford, Suffolk
Neutral Farm Pit, Butley, Suffolk
Index