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Earth Science — Paris Basin

A classic saucer-shaped sedimentary basin.

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Paris BasinRecent / loess0.00 mCalcaire grossierEocene0.40 mCraie (chalk)Cretaceous1.60 mPortland limestoneJurassic3.60 mLias claysJurassic4.60 mTrias sandstoneTriassic6.00 m7.00 m10 million years missing6 layers, 7.00 m, and the contacts this could check are the right way up — but 1 layer of the 6 carri…1 layer of the 6 carries no `age` — `Recent / loess`. Superposition is transitive, so the law was still checked ACR…10 million years are missing between `Craie (chalk)` and `Calcaire grossier`: the lower layer ends long before the …

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title "Paris Basin"
type column
layer "Recent / loess" thickness 0.4 color "#cdb892"
layer "Calcaire grossier" thickness 1.2 color "#e7d8b1" age "Eocene"
layer "Craie (chalk)" thickness 2.0 color "#f1f5f9" age "Cretaceous"
layer "Portland limestone" thickness 1.0 color "#d6bea0" age "Jurassic"
layer "Lias clays" thickness 1.4 color "#475569" age "Jurassic"
layer "Trias sandstone" thickness 1.0 color "#c97f4a" age "Triassic"