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Geology of the Haywards Heath district, by E. R. Michaels, published 1968 in The Proceedings of the Geologists' Association London (no. 79 issue 4, article, pp.525-548) View Online
Abstract:Detailed mapping of the Haywards Heath district has resulted in revision of previously published maps. The use of well records together with the new mapping has led to the conclusion that the clay outcropping in the valley of the Ouse north of Cuckfield, is not Weald Clay but a lenticular clay in the Lower Tunbridge Wells Sand. An unconformity at the base of the Weald Clay resulting in a westerly onlap of the Weald Clay over the Upper Tunbridge Wells Sand is described.
Facies maps for intervals in the Tunbridge Wells Sand are presented. The areal facies distribution, together with analyses of the vertical succession of facies, confirm the conclusion that the sediments of the Tunbridge Wells Sand are the deposits of a shallow lake-shore. Re-working of the sands through several stages of deposition during Wealden times is suggested.
Facies maps for intervals in the Tunbridge Wells Sand are presented. The areal facies distribution, together with analyses of the vertical succession of facies, confirm the conclusion that the sediments of the Tunbridge Wells Sand are the deposits of a shallow lake-shore. Re-working of the sands through several stages of deposition during Wealden times is suggested.