Staffin Bay Formation Explained

Staffin Bay Formation
Type:Formation
Period:Callovian
Prilithology:Mudstone, Sandstone, Siltstone
Otherlithology:Limestone
Namedfor:Staffin Bay
Region:Europe
Unitof:Hebrides Basin
Subunits:Upper Ostrea Member, Belemnite Sands Member
Underlies:Staffin Shale Formation
Overlies:Skudiburgh Formation
Thickness:up to 19m (62feet)
Extent:Inner Hebrides
Location Ts:Coastal exposure near Dunan
Thickness Ts:15.95 m

The Staffin Bay Formation is a geologic formation in Scotland. It preserves fossils dating back to the Callovian of the Middle Jurassic. It consists of two members, the lower Upper Ostrea Member, which consists of dark grey, fissile mudstone with a shelly limestone bed, and laminated and rippled sandstones. While the upper Belemnite Sands Member consists of medium-grained calcareous sandstones and siltstones

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