Earth:Scarborough Formation
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Scarborough Formation Stratigraphic range: Bajocian | |
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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
- ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database)). "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home.
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough Formation.
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