Geology of London, UK

Katherine R. Royse; Mike De Freitas; William G. Burgess; John Cosgrove; Richard C. Ghail; Phil Gibbard; Chris King; Ursula Lawrence; Rory N. Mortimore; Hugh Owen; Jackie Skipper

doi:10.1016/j.pgeola.2011.07.005

Geology of London, UK

Katherine R. Royse, Mike De Freitas, William G. Burgess, John Cosgrove, Richard C. Ghail, Phil Gibbard, Chris King, Ursula Lawrence, Rory N. Mortimore, Hugh Owen, Jackie Skipper

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Abstract

The population of London is around 7 million. The infrastructure to support this makes London one of the most intensively investigated areas of upper crust. However construction work in London continues to reveal the presence of unexpected ground conditions. These have been discovered in isolation and often recorded with no further work to explain them. There is a scientific, industrial and commercial need to refine the geological framework for London and its surrounding area. This paper reviews the geological setting of London as it is understood at present, and outlines the issues that current research is attempting to resolve.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	22-45
Number of pages	24
Journal	Proceedings of the Geologists' Association
Volume	123
Issue number	1
Early online date	10 Aug 2011
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pgeola.2011.07.005
Publication status	Published - Jan 2012

Keywords

Chalk
Eocene thames group
Geological structures
Ground engineering impacts
London basin Forum
Paleogene lambeth group and thanet sand formation
Pre-gault and gault sediments
Quaternary clay-with-flints and river deposits

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