The Montrose Group is a stratigraphic group, a set of geological rock strata of Paleocene age, found beneath the North Sea and locally onshore in southeastern England.[1] It was originally described from offshore exploration wells in the North Sea. The Thanet Formation in the London Basin has more recently been assigned to the group.[2]
| Montrose Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Paleocene | |
| Type | Group |
| Sub-units | Lista Formation, Maureen Formation & Thanet Formation |
| Underlies | Moray Group (North Sea) Lambeth Group (SE England) |
| Overlies | Chalk Group |
| Thickness | up to 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Clay |
| Other | Silt, sand, marl |
| Location | |
| Region | North Sea and onshore southeastern England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Montrose, Angus |
References
edit- ^ British Geological Survey. "Montrose Group". The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units.
- ^ Aldiss D.T. (2014). "The stratigraphical framework for the Palaeogene successions of the London Basin, UK". Open Report OR/14/008. British Geological Survey. pp. 9–14. Retrieved 22 January 2018.