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Harwich Formation

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Type
  
Formation

Thickness
  
<2-24 m

Other
  
gravel

Named for
  
Harwich

Underlies
  
London Clay

Sub-units
  
Blackheath Member

Primary
  
sand, silt & clay

Region
  
southeastern England

Overlies
  
Lambeth Group

Unit of
  
Thames Group

The Harwich Formation is a geological formation found in the London Basin of southeastern England. It is Ypresian (early Eocene) in age. It lies unconformably on the Lambeth Group over most of its extent, but may overlie either the Thanet Formation or the Chalk Group to the south. It is overlain by the London Clay Formation.

References

Harwich Formation Wikipedia