The Strathmore Group is a Devonian lithostratigraphic group (a sequence of rock strata) in central Scotland. Its sandstones are interbedded with siltstones which interfinger with conglomerates. It is encountered from Arran in the west across the Midland Valley to Stonehaven in the east. The name is derived from Strathmore, Angus where this sequence occupies the axis of the Strathmore Syncline which runs for many tens of miles parallel to and south of the Highland Boundary Fault. The rocks of the Strathmore Group have also previously been referred to as the Strathmore Beds.[1]
| Strathmore Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Emsian | |
| Type | Group |
| Underlies | not seen |
| Overlies | Arbuthnott-Garvock Group |
| Thickness | 1800 - 2400m |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | sandstone, siltstone |
| Other | mudstone, conglomerates |
| Location | |
| Region | Central Lowlands |
| Country | Scotland |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Strathmore, Angus |
References edit
- ^ "Strathmore Group". The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- N.H. Trewin. & M.F. Thirlwall The Geological Society (2002). Trewin, N.H. (ed.). The Geology of Scotland (4. ed.). London: Geological Society Publishing. pp. 222–223. ISBN 9781862391260.