Definition of Corallian in English:

Corallian

adjective & nounkɒˈralɪən

another term for Oxfordian (sense 1 of the adjective,
Example sentencesExamples
- The presence over much of the Corallian plateau of a tenacious clay means, in the majority of cases, the blocking of incipient solution pipes.
- Woodland cover tends to be most extensive along the Corallian Limestone ridge in Oxfordshire while, in contrast, the Portland Limestone hills of Buckinghamshire have few large woods.
- Originally it had a more natural boundary to the north formed by the Upware Ridge (Corallian Limestone), but a strip between the Ridge and the Fen was reclaimed in the 19th century.
- They are underlain by 10-20 metres of Kimmeridge Clay resting on the Coral Rag sub-division of the Corallian.
- Around Cumnor Hurst, a landmark on the ridge cherished by the poet Matthew Arnold, the Corallian limestones are topped by lower Greensand and Kimmeridge Clay.
- Just west of Osmington Mills, heading towards Bowleaze Cove, excellent exposed beds of the Corallian Beds can be clearly seen.
- These sandstones represent the youngest of the Corallian sequences identified in this study.
- In the revised lithostratigraphy, the Nothe and Ringstead Formations are eliminated, and the Corallian strata are contained within revised Redcliff, Osmington Oolite, Clavellata and Sandsfoot Formations.
- This case study concentrates on the most common elements of six Corallian associations.
- Overlying the Corallian are the marine mudstones and thin limestones of the Kimmeridge Clay, which underlies the Vale of Pickering.
- The oil was produced from the Lias, migrated upward to the Corallian, which could act as a reservoir because it had the Kimmeridgian, to act as a seal, above it.
- It stretches the width of the Corallian ridge from Bradenstoke to the edge of Catcomb Wood.
- The soil is loam and clay on a subsoil of Kimmeridge Clay and Corallian.

Origin

From Latin corallium 'coral' (with reference to the coral-derived limestone deposits) + -an.

词汇	Corallian
释义	Definition of Corallian in English: Corallian adjective & nounkɒˈralɪən another term for Oxfordian (sense 1 of the adjective, Example sentencesExamples The presence over much of the Corallian plateau of a tenacious clay means, in the majority of cases, the blocking of incipient solution pipes. Woodland cover tends to be most extensive along the Corallian Limestone ridge in Oxfordshire while, in contrast, the Portland Limestone hills of Buckinghamshire have few large woods. Originally it had a more natural boundary to the north formed by the Upware Ridge (Corallian Limestone), but a strip between the Ridge and the Fen was reclaimed in the 19th century. They are underlain by 10-20 metres of Kimmeridge Clay resting on the Coral Rag sub-division of the Corallian. Around Cumnor Hurst, a landmark on the ridge cherished by the poet Matthew Arnold, the Corallian limestones are topped by lower Greensand and Kimmeridge Clay. Just west of Osmington Mills, heading towards Bowleaze Cove, excellent exposed beds of the Corallian Beds can be clearly seen. These sandstones represent the youngest of the Corallian sequences identified in this study. In the revised lithostratigraphy, the Nothe and Ringstead Formations are eliminated, and the Corallian strata are contained within revised Redcliff, Osmington Oolite, Clavellata and Sandsfoot Formations. This case study concentrates on the most common elements of six Corallian associations. Overlying the Corallian are the marine mudstones and thin limestones of the Kimmeridge Clay, which underlies the Vale of Pickering. The oil was produced from the Lias, migrated upward to the Corallian, which could act as a reservoir because it had the Kimmeridgian, to act as a seal, above it. It stretches the width of the Corallian ridge from Bradenstoke to the edge of Catcomb Wood. The soil is loam and clay on a subsoil of Kimmeridge Clay and Corallian. Origin From Latin corallium 'coral' (with reference to the coral-derived limestone deposits) + -an.
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