Corncockle Sandstone Formation | |
Type: | Geological formation |
Age: | Cisuralian |
Period: | Cisuralian |
Prilithology: | Sandstone |
Namedfor: | Corncockle Quarry |
Country: | Scotland |
Unitof: | Stewartry Group |
Underlies: | Lochmaben Formation |
Overlies: | Hartfield Formation |
Thickness: | 900+ m |
Area: | Lochmaben Basin |
The Corncockle Sandstone Formation is a formation of Cisuralian age (Early Permian). It is part of the fill of the Lochmaben Basin in the Southern Uplands. It forms part of the Stewartry Group.[1]