BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number MR19829
Sample Donor Not entered
Rock name Smectite-Claystone Fullers Earth. 'Original entry: Fullers Earth, Almost Pure Montmorillonite'
Stratigraphy Bathonian. Fuller'S Earth Formation And Frome Clay Formation (Undifferentiated).
Comments Fullers Earth, almost pure montmorillonite,Fullers Earth,Lower Cretaceous,smectite clay,Collected byB. Worsam
Locality details Granville Road, one eigth of a mile N20degE of bridge over River Medway N of Maidstone,Lab no 1709. XRD data
50k map sheet Maidstone (288)

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Map reference TQ 763 569
Year collected 1952 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions