Knipe Scar Limestone Explained

Knipe Scar Limestone Formation
Type:Formation
Age:Visean
Period:Carboniferous
Prilithology:Limestone
Namedfor:Knipescar Common
Region:England
Country:United Kingdom
Unitof:Great Scar Limestone Group
Thickness:up to 90 m[1]

The Knipe Scar Limestone is a geologic formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.

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  1. Web site: Knipe Scar Limestone Formation . . BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units . 2 November 2018.