Stockdale Shales

Stockdale Shales
Stockdale Shales
Stratigraphic range: Silurian
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Slate
Location
Region	England
Country	United Kingdom

Last updated May 31, 2025

The Stockdale Shales is a geologic formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.

The shales were named by W. Talbot Aveline from the beck and hamlet of that name in Longsleddale.^[1]

References

↑ Aveline, W. Talbot; Hughes, T. McK. (1888). Memoirs of the Geological Survey. England and Wales. The Geology of the County Around Kendal, Sedbergh, Bowness, and Tebay. Fleet Streed, E.C.: Eyre and Spottiswoode. p. 11.

Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database" . Retrieved 8 July 2014.

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[1] Aveline, W. Talbot; Hughes, T. McK. (1888). Memoirs of the Geological Survey. England and Wales. The Geology of the County Around Kendal, Sedbergh, Bowness, and Tebay. Fleet Streed, E.C.: Eyre and Spottiswoode. p. 11.

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Stockdale Shales

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