Carstone_Formation

Carstone Formation

Carstone Formation

Geological formation in England

The Carstone Formation is a geological formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Albian stage of the Cretaceous period. It predominantly consists of "greenish-brown (rusty when weathered), thick-bedded, cross-bedded, oolitic ferruginous sandstone".[1]

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    "Carstone Formation". BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. Retrieved 13 August 2020.


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