Corncockle Sandstone Formation Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Corncockle Sandstone Formation . . BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units . 7 June 2019.