Scarborough Formation

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Scarborough Formation
Stratigraphic range: Bajocian
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Type Formation
Unit of Ravenscar Group
Sub-unitsHelwath 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
Thickness3-30 m
Lithology
Primary Limestone, Mudstone, Siltstone, Sandstone
Other Ironstone
Location
Region Europe
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  UK
Extent Yorkshire
Type section
Named for Scarborough, North Yorkshire
LocationHundale 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

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