Skudiburgh Formation Explained

Skudiburgh Formation
Period:Bathonian
Type:Geological formation
Prilithology:Mudstone
Otherlithology:Siltstone, Sandstone
Unitof:Great Estuarine Group
Underlies:Staffin Bay Formation
Overlies:Kilmaluag Formation
Thickness:up to 16m (52feet)
Region:Europe
Extent:Inner Hebrides

The Skudiburgh Formation is a geological formation in Scotland and the uppermost unit of the Great Estuarine Group, it is late Bathonian in age. The lithology largely consists of red and grey-green silty mudstone with lenticular siltstone and sandstone beds. [1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units - Result Details.