Blackgang Chine - Geological Guide for the Geology and Stratification

(Blackgang Chine) - 2006

At Blackgang Chine the "Ferruginous Bands of Blackgang Chine" consists of dark green and brown sands. There are three bands of nodules full of fossil moulds.

Cretaceous	Late	Maastrichtian		65.0 to 71.0
		Campanian		71.0 to 83.0
		Santonian		83.0 to 86.0
		Contacian		86.0 to 89.0
		Turonian		89.0 to 93.0
		Cenomanian		93.0 to 98.9
	Early	Albian		98.9 to 111
		Aptian		111 to 121
		Barremian		121 to 127
		Hauterivian		127 to 132
		Valanginian		132 to 137
		Ryazanian	Berriasian	137 to 142

Aptian 111 - 121 MYA
FORMATIONS AND DEPOSITS			LOCATIONS
Late Aptian	Sandrock		Yaverland Shepherds Chine
	Speeton Clay Formation (A-Bed)		Speeton
	Ferruginous Sands	Members XIV & XV	Yaverland Shepherds Chine Blackgang Chine
		New Walpen Chine Member
		Old Walpen Chine Member
		Memebr XI
		Member X
		Ladder Chine Member
		Member VIII
		Whale Chine Member
		Member VI
		Member V
		Member IV
Early Aptian	Atherfield Clay	Upper Lobster Bed	Yaverland Shepherds Chine
		Crackers
		Lower Lobster Bed
		Chale Clay
		Pema Bed
	Speeton Clay Formation (A-Bed)		Speeton

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