The Chalk Group (Upper Cretaceous) of the Northern Province, eastern England – a review

A review of the Chalk of the Northern Province recognizes six formations, five of which (Hunstanton, Ferriby, Welton, Burnham and Flamborough formations) crop out in northern Norfolk, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, and a sixth (Rowe Formation) is buried beneath the drift of Holderness. The Hunstanton, Ferriby and Flamborough formations are largely devoid of flints, whereas the Welton (other than its two basal members) and Burnham formations have...