Geology of the Chiltern Chalk aquifer, southern England
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Published:2023-01
Issue:1
Volume:39
Page:18-26
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ISSN:0266-6979
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Container-title:Geology Today
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Geology Today
Affiliation:
1. The Chiltern Society St Albans Hertfordshire UK
Abstract
The unique geological history which resulted in the evolution of the Chiltern Hills to the north of London, The United Kingdom, created the underlying foundations for everything that we see there on the surface today. The roots of the Chiltern Hills lie in their Chalk foundations. To understand the details of the way the chalk acts as an aquifer it is important to understand first the origins of the chalk sediment and how the subsequent geological history of the region has impacted on the rocks preserved today.
Subject
Paleontology,Stratigraphy,Earth-Surface Processes,Geology
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