Anomalous Turonian-Campanian Chalk deposition in south Dorset; the influence of inherited pre-Albian structures.

Westhead, Keith; Woods, Mark. 1994 Anomalous Turonian-Campanian Chalk deposition in south Dorset; the influence of inherited pre-Albian structures. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 105 (2). 81-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0016-7878(08)80106-X

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Abstract/Summary

The Turonian-Campanian Upper Chalk in the area between Dorchester and Weymouth in Dorset shows an abnormal development of hard chalk beds in the late Coniacian-Santonian Micraster coranguinum to the early Campanian Gonioteuthis quadrata zones. The chalk is also strongly affected by faults representing the surface expression of reactivated underlying pre-Albian structures. This suggests a link between tectonism and Turonian-Campanian chalk deposition, which may be related to the proximity of the south Dorset disturbance.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0016-7878(08)80106-X
Programmes:	BGS Programmes > Other
ISSN:	0016-7878
NORA Subject Terms:	Earth Sciences
Date made live:	19 Jan 2010 09:12 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/9075

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