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The Cretaceous is represented only by rocks of the Lower Greensand Group (LGS) Approximately 20 m of strata are preserved within the district, and lie with a marked unconformity on the Upper Jurassic rocks, capping a plateau around Bowden Park. They probably form a local representative of the Seend Ironstone Formation seen further south (Hopson et al., 2008), and consist of glauconitic shelly medium- to coarse-grained sand and sandstone, weathering to reddish brown.
The Cretaceous is represented only by rocks of the Lower Greensand Group (LGS) Approximately 20 m of strata are preserved within the district, and lie with a marked unconformity on the Upper Jurassic rocks, capping a plateau around Bowden Park. They probably form a local representative of the Seend Ironstone Formation seen further south (Hopson et al., 2008)<ref>Hopson, P M, Wilkinson, I P, and Woods, M A. 2008.  A stratigraphical framework for the Lower Cretaceous of England.  British Geological Survey Research Report, RR/08/03.</ref>, and consist of glauconitic shelly medium- to coarse-grained sand and sandstone, weathering to reddish brown.
 
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The Cretaceous is represented only by rocks of the Lower Greensand Group (LGS) Approximately 20 m of strata are preserved within the district, and lie with a marked unconformity on the Upper Jurassic rocks, capping a plateau around Bowden Park. They probably form a local representative of the Seend Ironstone Formation seen further south (Hopson et al., 2008)[1], and consist of glauconitic shelly medium- to coarse-grained sand and sandstone, weathering to reddish brown.

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  1. ↑ Hopson, P M, Wilkinson, I P, and Woods, M A. 2008.  A stratigraphical framework for the Lower Cretaceous of England.  British Geological Survey Research Report, RR/08/03.
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