Knipe Scar Limestone

Knipe Scar Limestone Formation
Stratigraphic range: Visean
Limestone outcrop on Knipescar common
TypeFormation
Unit ofGreat Scar Limestone Group
Thicknessup to 90 m (300 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
RegionEngland
CountryUnited Kingdom
Type section
Named forKnipescar Common
LocationGreat Asby Scar

The Knipe Scar Limestone is a geologic formation in England, found at Knipescar Common. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period. It is part of the Great Asby Scar limestone group.

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References

  1. 1 2 British Geological Survey. "Knipe Scar Limestone Formation". BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  2. ↑ Aretz, Markus; Nudds, John (2005). "The coral fauna of the Holkerian/Asbian boundary stratotype section (Carboniferous) at Little Asby Scar (Cumbria, England) and implications for boundary". Stratigraphy. 2 (2): 167–190.