Kinnesswood Formation Explained

Kinnesswood Formation
Period:Famennian
Type:Geological formation
Prilithology:Sandstone
Otherlithology:Limestone, Siltstone
Unitof:Inverclyde Group
Underlies:Ballagan Formation
Overlies:Knox Pulpit Formation
Thickness:up to 400m (1,300feet)
Region:Europe
Extent:Central Lowlands
Namedfor:Kinnesswood
Location Ts:Kinnesswood Row (partial)

The Kinnesswood Formation is a geological formation in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. The lithology largely consists of sandstone with interbeds of limestone and siltstone [1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kinnesswood Formation. British Geological Survey. BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. 7 August 2018.