Wardie Shale

Last updated
Wardie Shale
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
Type Formation
Unit of Lower Oil Shale Group
Location
Region Scotland
Country United Kingdom

The Wardie Shale is a geologic formation in Scotland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

See also

Related Research Articles

Ballagan Formation

The Ballagan Formation is a geologic formation in Scotland and England. It preserves fossils dating back to the early part of the Carboniferous period (Tournaisian–Visean).

The Manse Burn Formation is a geologic formation in Scotland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

The Passage Formation is a geologic formation in Scotland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

Tyne Limestone Geological formation in Scotland

The Tyne Limestone is a geologic formation in Scotland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

East Kirkton Limestone

The East Kirkton Limestone is a rock unit in the West Lothian Oil-Shale Formation in Scotland. It preserves fossils of the Carboniferous period. The limestone outcrops at East Kirkton Quarry.

The Pettycur Volcanics is a geologic formation in Scotland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

The Wick Flagstone is a geologic formation in Scotland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.

Sandwick Fish Beds

The Sandwick Fish Beds is a geologic formation in Scotland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.

The Staffin Bay Formation is a geologic formation in Scotland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Callovian of the Middle Jurassic. It consists of two members, the lower Upper Ostrea Member, which consists of dark grey, fissile mudstone with a shelly limestone bed, and laminated and rippled sandstones. While the upper Belemnite Sands Member consists of medium grained calcareous sandstones and siltstones

Duntulm Formation

The Duntulm Formation is a geologic formation in Scotland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Bathonian stage of the Middle Jurassic. It forms part of the Great Estuarine Group. The lithology consists of interbedded fissile mudstone and monospecific oyster beds of Praeexogyra hebridica, with subordinate limestone and calcareous sandstone beds.

The Balclatchie Formation is a geologic formation in Scotland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

The Craighead Limestone is a geologic formation in Scotland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

The Kip Burn Formation is a geologic formation in Scotland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.

The Patrick Burn Formation is a geologic formation in Scotland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.

The Slot Burn Formation is a geologic formation in Scotland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.

Strathclyde Group Geologic group in Scotland

The Strathclyde Group is a geological group found in the Midland Valley of Scotland. It preserves fossils of Visean age.

The Arbuthnott Group was a geologic group formerly recognised in Scotland but now superseded by the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.

The Drummock Group is a geologic group in Scotland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

The Priesthill Group is a geologic group in Scotland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.

The Stonehaven Group is a geologic group in Scotland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.

References