Skudiburgh Formation
The Skudiburgh Formation is a geological formation in Scotland and the uppermost unit of the Great Estuarine Group, it is late Bathonian in age. The lithology largely consists of red and grey-green silty mudstone with lenticular siltstone and sandstone beds. [1]
| Skudiburgh Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Bathonian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Great Estuarine Group |
| Underlies | Staffin Bay Formation |
| Overlies | Kilmaluag Formation |
| Thickness | up to 16 metres (50 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone |
| Other | Siltstone, Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Europe |
| Country |  |
| Extent | Inner Hebrides |
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