Carstone Formation

The Carstone Formation is a geological formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Albian stage of the Cretaceous period. It predominantly consists of "greenish-brown (rusty when weathered), thick-bedded, cross-bedded, oolitic ferruginous sandstone".^[1]

Carstone Formation
Stratigraphic range: Albian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Underlies	Gault Formation, Hunstanton Formation
Overlies	Various Paleozoic to Jurassic units
Thickness	Generally about 5 m but up to 18.9 m
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Other	Conglomerate
Location
Region	Europe
Country	England
Extent	Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk

See also

• Earth sciences portal
• England portal
• Paleontology portal

• Carrstone
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in England