Skudiburgh Formation

Skudiburgh Formation
Stratigraphic range:
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofGreat Estuarine Group
UnderliesStaffin Bay Formation
OverliesKilmaluag Formation
Thicknessup to 16 metres (50 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryMudstone
OtherSiltstone, Sandstone
Location
RegionEurope
Country Scotland
ExtentInner Hebrides

The Skudiburgh Formation is a geological formation in Scotland and the uppermost unit of the Great Estuarine Group, it is late Bathonian in age. The lithology largely consists of red and grey-green silty mudstone with lenticular siltstone and sandstone beds. [1]

References

  1. ^ "BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units - Result Details".
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