Inverclyde Group

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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
ThicknessUp to 1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Lithology
Primary Sandstone
Other Mudstone, limestone. siltstone, dolomite
Location
Region Midland Valley
CountryScotland, England
Type section
Named for Inverclyde

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]

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References

  1. "Inverclyde Group". The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey. Retrieved August 8, 2016.