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Weald clay  noun [mass noun] GeologyA series of beds of clay, sandstone, limestone, and ironstone, forming the top of the Wealden strata in southern England and containing abundant fossil remains.They carried out pumping trials to demonstrate that vacuum-assisted drainage using an array of ejector wells would be effective in controlling pore pressures in the Weald clay....- As the uplift cycles waned an extensive mud plain developed that is preserved as the Weald Clay.
- The Weald Clay we now find there represents the muddy bottom of this lake.
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