Geology of Rutland

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The geology of Rutland in eastern England largely consists of sedimentary rocks of Jurassic age which dip gently eastwards.

Jurassic

The oldest rocks that occur at the surface in the

Oxford Clay Formation is found near Duddington, the main extent of this younger rock unit lying to the east of the county.[2]

Quaternary

Scattered deposits of

Anglian glaciation. Alluvium deposited by the river floors the Welland valley.[3]

See also

Further reading

  • British Geological Survey 1:50,000 scale geological map series sheets (England and Wales) 143, 156, 157 & 171 and accompanying memoirs.

References

  1. ^ Brenchley et al p348
  2. ^ British Geological Survey 1:625,000 scale geological map Bedrock Geology UK South 5th Edn. NERC 2007
  3. ^ British Geological Survey 1:625,000 scale geological map Quaternary Map of the United Kingdom South 1st Edn. 1977


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