Great Scar Limestone Group
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The Great Scar Limestone Group is a lithostratigraphical term referring to a succession of generally fossiliferous rock strata which occur in the Pennines in northern England and in the Isle of Man within the Tournaisian and Visean stages of the Carboniferous Period.
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Great Scar Limestone Group | |
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Stratigraphic range: Arundian-Brigantian | |
Type | Group |
Unit of | Carboniferous Limestone Supergroup |
Sub-units | See text |
Underlies | Yoredale Group |
Overlies | Ravenstonedale Group |
Thickness | Up to 800 m (2,600 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone |
Other | Mudstone, siltstone, sandstone |
Location | |
Region | England |
Country | United Kingdom |
Extent | Pennines to Isle of Man |
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It is contained within the Carboniferous Limestone Supergroup.[1]