Oolites/Lias Group separation map

Oolites/Lias Group separation map

Area where aquifer and shale/clay are present
  • From north of the Humber to Dorset
  • South-east England
  • Note that for the purposes of drafting this separation map the maximum depth of the Oolites aquifer is taken to be 400 mbgl based on the recommendations in the UK TAG report. More information about this can be found in the methods section
Thickness of intervening strata
  • 0 m
Lithology of intervening strata

  • None; the two units are contiguous

Other major aquifers in the area

  • Crag; Chalk; Lower Greensand; Spilsby Sandstone; Corallian limestone (all above)
  • Triassic sandstone; Magnesian limestone; Permian sandstone; Carboniferous limestone (all below)
Other shales or clays in the area
Aquifer map
Shale/clay map

 

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Oolites/Lias Group separation map. BGS © UKRI.

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