Calcaire de Caen | |
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Stratigraphic range: Middle Bathonian ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Sub-units | Banc Royal & Pierre de Caen Members |
Underlies | Calcaire de Rouvres/Calcaire de Creully |
Overlies | Marnes de Port en Bessin |
Thickness | ~22 m (72 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 49°24′N 0°24′E / 49.4°N 0.4°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 39°12′N 10°42′E / 39.2°N 10.7°E |
Region | Normandy |
Country | ![]() |
Extent | Paris Basin |
Type section | |
Named for | Caen |
The Calcaire de Caen or Calcaires de Caen Formation; French for Caen Limestone, is a geological formation in France. It dates back to the mid-Bathonian of the Jurassic.[1] It was often quarried for building work and is referred to as Caen Stone.