Scarborough Formation

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Scarborough Formation
Stratigraphic range: Bajocian
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S
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C
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Pg
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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
Country United Kingdom
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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