Abstract
Mapping by the British Geological Survey (BGS) of the area between Burford and Cirencester has demonstrated that a tripartite division can be recognised within the White Limestone Formation of the Gloucestershire Cotswolds. The three divisions are direct correlatives of those previously described in adjoining Oxfordshire, although facies changes in the topmost division are such that the introduction of a new lithostratigraphic unit is warranted. This unit, named the Signet Member on maps of the area published by BGS, is formally defined. Mapping has established that the Fairford Coral Bed, formerly recognised at one locality only, is widespread in the central part of the study area. It occurs as lenses within the topmost part of the Signet Member; these lenses probably represent a belt of patch reefs whose growth was restricted to hard substrate in shoal areas.
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