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Blisworth Clay Formation
Stratigraphic range: Bathonian
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TypeGeological formation
Unit ofGreat Oolite Group
UnderliesCornbrash Formation
OverliesBlisworth Limestone
Thicknessup to 10 metres (30 ft) typically 2-4 metres
Lithology
PrimaryMudstone
OtherSandstone, Limestone, Ironstone
Location
RegionEurope
CountryBlisworth Clay Formation England
ExtentEast Midlands
Type section
Named forBlisworth

The Blisworth Clay Formation is a geological formation in England. It is part of the Great Oolite Group and was deposited in the Bathonian stage of the Middle Jurassic. The predominant lithology is mudstone with thin beds of limestone and sandstone with ironstone nodules.[1] Towards the South-West it laterally transitions into the Forest Marble Formation.

  1. ^ "Blisworth Clay Formation". BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

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