Scarborough Formation
Appearance
Scarborough Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Ravenscar Group |
Sub-units | Helwath Beck Member, Hundale Shale Member, Hundale Sandstone Member, Spindle Thorn Limestone Member, Ravenscar Shale Member, White Nab Ironstone Member, Bogmire Gill Member |
Underlies | Scalby Formation |
Overlies | Cloughton Formation |
Thickness | 3-30 m |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone, Mudstone, Siltstone, Sandstone |
Other | Ironstone |
Location | |
Region | Europe |
Country | UK |
Extent | Yorkshire |
Type section | |
Named for | Scarborough, North Yorkshire |
Location | Hundale Point |
The Scarborough Formation is a geologic formation in England. It is part of the Ravenscar Group, and was deposited in the Bajocian of the Middle Jurassic.
References
[edit]- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.