Aber Mawr Formation Explained

Aber Mawr Formation
Type:Geological formation
Age:Arenig
Period:Floian
Prilithology:Mudstone
Otherlithology:Tuff, debrite
Namedfor:Aber Mawr Bay, Ramsey Island
Country:Wales
Underlies:Porth Lauog Formation
Thickness:>215m (705feet)
Extent:Ramsey Island

The Aber Mawr Formation is a geological formation in Wales. It preserves fossils dating back to the Arenig Series of the Ordovician period.[1]

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  1. Web site: Aber Mawr Formation . . BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units . 3 November 2018.