MESOZOIC AND CAINOZOIC DINOFLAGELLATE CYSTS 



SLUMPING' 



LENSES OF SANO 

 IN CLAY 



I' 



LAND SLIP 



r 60" 



-30" 



L-0 

 VERTICAL 

 SCALE 



*WC 30 



"WC 29 



"WC 28 



WC 27 



"WC 26 



WC 25 



"WC 24 



WC 23 



WC 22 



WC 21 



* WC 20 



WC 19 



"WC 18 



*WC 17 



*WC 16 



WC 15 



* WC 14 



WC 13 



"WC 12 



WC II 



"WC 10 



WC 9 



*WC 8 



WC 7 



"WC 6 



WC 5 



*WC 4 



"WC 3 

 "WC 2 

 »WC I 



8A6SHOT 

 SANDS 



• DENOTES SAMPLES THAT 

 HAVE BEEN MACERATED 



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 p 



p 



E 

 R 



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READING 

 BEDS 



TOP OF LONDON CLAY ACCORDING TO OSBORN WHITE 

 YELLOW SAND 



YELLOW SAND 



TOP OF LONDON CLAY FROM FOSSIL AND LITHOLOGIC EVIDENCE 



ARGILLACEOUS SAND 



GREY BROWN SAND 



SANDY CLAY I' BAND OF IRONSTONE 



BLUE GREY CLAY, BANDS OF CEMENT STONE 



GREY BANDED SAND WITH PYRITES 



PEBBLE BED 



GREY ARENACEOUS CLAY 



241' 



ARENACEOUS GREY CLAY, CHANGE IN LITHOLOGY 



YELLOW SAND BECOMING COARSER MORE SANDY 



BLUE CLAY WITH SANDY BANDS, PYRITES 



BANDS OF LOAMY SAND COMMON IN CLAY, PYRITES 



ARENACEOUS FOSSILIFEROUS CLAY, CEMENT STONES 



BLUE GREY CLAY 



BLUE GREY CLAY WEATHERING BROWN 



CLAY WITH FLINTS AND CEMENT STONES 



TYPICAL BLUE GREY LONDON CLAY 



122' 



PYRITES 



DARK GREY ARENACEOUS CLAY WITH FLINT PEBBLES 



CARBONACEOUS YELLOW SAND 10' 



DARK GREY SANDY CLAY 



DARK GREY SANDY CLAY 



SANDY GLAUCONITIC DARK GREY CLAY 

 WEATHERS TO LIGHTER COLOR 



LAMINATED GREY CLAY WITH PYRITES, 

 ►LIGNITE AND CEMENT STONES 



GREEN GLAUCONITIC ARGILLACEOUS SAND, FEW NODULES 

 GREENISH GLAUCONITIC ARGILLACEOUS SAND WITH 

 BAND OF CEMENT STONES ( CONTAINS CHALK FLINTS 

 AND FRAGMENTS OF READING BED CLAY ) 



RED OCHREOUS SLUMPED BEDS CA 130' 



Fig. 5. Succession of the London Clay at Whitecliff Bay, showing the 

 location of samples. 



