Houghton Quarry - Geological Guide for the Geology and Stratification

(Chalk at Houghton Quarry) - 2007

The Chalk at Houghton Quarry is from the Cenomanian and lower Turonian stage.

Cretaceous	Late	Maastrichtian		65.0 to 71.0
		Campanian		71.0 to 83.0
		Santonian		83.0 to 86.0
		Contacian		86.0 to 89.0
		Turonian		89.0 to 93.0
		Cenomanian		93.0 to 98.9
	Early	Albian		98.9 to 111
		Aptian		111 to 121
		Barremian		121 to 127
		Hauterivian		127 to 132
		Valanginian		132 to 137
		Ryazanian	Berriasian	137 to 142

Turonian 89.0 to 93.0
FORMATIONS AND DEPOSITS		LOCATIONS
Lewes Nodular Chalk	Navigation	Beachy Head Dover
	South Street	Beachy Head Dover
	Kingston	Beachy Head Dover
	Ringmer	Beachy Head Dover
	Caburn	Beachy Head Dover
	Glynde	Eastbourne Beachy Head Dover
New Pit Chalk member		Eastbourne Beachy Head Dover
St Margaret's Member
Ranscombe Member
Holywell Nodular Chalk Member		Eastbourne Beachy Head
(Middle Chalk)		Houghton Quarry

Cenomanian 93 - 98.9 MYA
FORMATIONS AND DEPOSITS		LOCATIONS
Zig Zag Chalk	Plenus Marls	Eastbourne Yaverland White Nothe
	Grey Chalk	Yaverland Hunstanton White Nothe
West Melbury Marly Chalk	Chalk Marl	Yaverland Rocken End
	Glauconitic Marl	Eastbourne Yaverland Rocken End
(Lower Chalk)		Houghton Quarry Samphire Hoe

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