The Inverclyde Group is a Carboniferous lithostratigraphic group (a sequence of rock strata) in southern Scotland and northernmost England. The name is derived from Inverclyde. The rocks of the Inverclyde Group have also previously been referred to as the Cementstone Group and Stirling Group. The group comprises sandstones with limestones and dolomites and some mudstone and lesser amounts of siltstone.[1]
| Inverclyde Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Courceyan to Chadian substages of Carboniferous | |
| Type | Group |
| Sub-units | Kinnesswood Formation, Ballagan Formation, Clyde Sandstone, Tyminghame formations, Balcomie Beds |
| Underlies | Strathclyde Group |
| Overlies | Stratheden Group |
| Thickness | Up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Mudstone, limestone. siltstone, dolomite |
| Location | |
| Region | Midland Valley |
| Country | Scotland, England |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Inverclyde |
References
edit- ^ "Inverclyde Group". The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- The Geological Society (2002). Trewin, N.H. (ed.). The Geology of Scotland (4. ed.). London: Geological Society Publishing. pp. 259–261. ISBN 9781862391260.