Corallian Group

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The Corallian Group is a Late Jurassic sedimentary rock formation in England characterized by shallow-marine limestones and sandstones rich in corals and other marine fossils.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Corallian Group canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic group ⓘ
sedimentary rock unit ⓘ
stratigraphic unit ⓘ
chronostratigraphicPosition Oxfordian ⓘ
contains coral-rich limestones ⓘ
oolitic limestones ⓘ
sandstones ⓘ
siltstones ⓘ
containsFossilsOf ammonites ⓘ
bivalves ⓘ
brachiopods ⓘ
corals ⓘ
echinoids ⓘ
country England ⓘ
depositionalSetting carbonate ramp ⓘ
nearshore shelf ⓘ
environmentOfDeposition shallow marine ⓘ
fossilContent rich marine invertebrate assemblages ⓘ
geologicAge Late Jurassic ⓘ
geologicPeriod Jurassic ⓘ
hasColor generally buff to yellowish ⓘ
hasEconomicUse building stone (locally) ⓘ
hasStratotypeArea Dorset ⓘ
Oxfordshire ⓘ
Wiltshire ⓘ
isDocumentedIn British Geological Survey maps ⓘ
isImportantFor biostratigraphy of the Late Jurassic in England ⓘ
hydrogeology at local scale ⓘ
paleoenvironmental reconstruction ⓘ
lithology limestone ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
namedFor coral-rich lithology ⓘ
overlies Oxford Clay Formation ⓘ
linked to: Oxford Clay
partOf Jurassic System ⓘ
linked to: Jurassic Period
porosity locally high in oolitic limestones ⓘ
region southern England ⓘ
thickness varies laterally ⓘ
underlies Kimmeridge Clay Formation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oxford Clay → underlies → Corallian Group ⓘ
Kimmeridge Clay Formation → overlies → Corallian Group ⓘ