Scarborough Formation

Scarborough Formation
Stratigraphic range: Bajocian
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". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.


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