Earth:Knipe Scar Limestone
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| Knipe Scar Limestone Formation Stratigraphic range: Visean | |
|---|---|
 Limestone outcrop on Knipescar common | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Great Scar Limestone Group |
| Thickness | up to 90 m (300 ft)[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Region | England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Knipescar Common |
| Location | Great Asby Scar |
The Knipe Scar Limestone is a geologic formation in England, found at Knipescar Common. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.[2] It is part of the Great Asby Scar limestone group.[1]
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in England
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 British Geological Survey. "Knipe Scar Limestone Formation". https://www.bgs.ac.uk/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=KNL.
- ↑ Aretz, Markus; Nudds, John (2005). "The coral fauna of the Holkerian/Asbian boundary stratotype section (Carboniferous) at Little Asby Scar (Cumbria, England) and implications for boundary". Stratigraphy 2 (2): 167-190.
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