Bowland High Group
| Bowland High Group Stratigraphic range: Courceyan-Chadian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Group |
| Unit of | Carboniferous Limestone Supergroup |
| Underlies | Hodder Mudstone Formation |
| Thickness | up to 2340m |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | limestone |
| Other | mudstone, siltstone |
| Location | |
| Region | northern England |
| Extent | Craven Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Forest of Bowland |
The Bowland High Group is a lithostratigraphical term referring to the thick succession of limestone rock strata which occur in the Craven Basin of Lancashire and Yorkshire in northern England, United Kingdom from the Courceyan to the Chadian sub-Stage of the Carboniferous Period.[1]
The Bowland High Group is unconformably overlain by the Hodder Mudstone Formation of the Craven Group.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.bgs.ac.uk/Lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=BOHI BGS Lexicon of named rock units: Bowland High Gp
- ↑ British Geological Survey 1:625,000 scale geological map Bedrock geology: UK South (5th edn) BGS, Keyworth, Notts
See also
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