Weald"en (?; 277), a. [AS. weald,
wald, a forest, a wood. So called because this formation occurs in
the wealds, or woods, of Kent and Sussex. See Weald.]
(Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest division of the
Cretaceous formation in England and on the Continent, which overlies the
Oölitic series.
Weald"en, n. (Geol.) The Wealden
group or strata.
Weald"en (?; 277), a. [AS. weald,
wald, a forest, a wood. So called because this formation occurs in
the wealds, or woods, of Kent and Sussex. See Weald.]
(Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest division of the
Cretaceous formation in England and on the Continent, which overlies the
Oölitic series.
Weald"en, n. (Geol.) The Wealden
group or strata.