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The Lower Pleistocene stratigraphy of the Ormesby Borehole, Norfolk, England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

R. Harland ,
Anne P. Bonny ,
M. J. Hughes  and
A. N. Morigi
R. Harland
Affiliation:
British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, U.K.
Anne P. Bonny
Affiliation:
2 Jersey Close, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 9PA, U.K.
M. J. Hughes
Affiliation:
British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, U.K.
A. N. Morigi
Affiliation:
British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, U.K.
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Abstract

The sedimentology, micropalaepntology and palynology of Lower Pleistocene sediments recovered from a borehole at Ormesby St Margaret, near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, have been investigated. The sediments, consisting of a lower clay facies overlain by an upper predominantly sandy facies, were deposited in inner neritic environments. Micropalaeontological and palynologicalevidence allows comparisons with the nearby Ludham sequence but an unequivocal correlation cannot be made. The Ormesby Borehole sequence includes representatives of the Pre-Ludhamian to Early Pastonian stage interval and the presence of a late Pre-Ludhamian to late Baventian/Pre-Pastonian a hiatus. Foraminiferal faunas matched to grain size analysis are indicative of transportation and considerable post-mortem sorting.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 128 , Issue 6 , November 1991 , pp. 647 - 660
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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