South Stack Formation Explained

South Stack Formation
Type:Geological formation
Age:Furongian-Tremadoc
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Period:Furongian
Prilithology:Metamorphosed sandstone
Otherlithology:Metamorphosed mudstone
Namedfor:South Stack
Region:Holy Island, Anglesey
Coordinates:53.3°N -45°W
Unitof:Holy Island Group
Underlies:New Harbour Group
Overlies:not exposed
Thickness:~360-

The South Stack Formation is a sequence of Cambro-Ordovician (Furongian to Tremadocian) metasedimentary rocks exposed in northwestern Anglesey, North Wales.[1] The outcrop of this formation at South Stack was chosen as one of the top 100 geosites in the United Kingdom by the Geological Society of London, for its display of small-scale folding.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: South Stack Formation . British Geological Survey . The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units . 13 October 2014.
  2. Web site: The Geological Society's 100 Great Geosites . The Geological Society . 2014 . 14 October 2014.