Inverclyde Group

Inverclyde Group
Inverclyde Group
Stratigraphic range: Courceyan to Chadian substages of Carboniferous
Type	Group
Sub-units	Kinnesswood Formation, Ballagan Formation, Clyde Sandstone, Tyminghame formations, Balcomie Beds
Underlies	Strathclyde Group
Overlies	Stratheden Group
Thickness	Up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Other	Mudstone, limestone. siltstone, dolomite
Location
Region	Midland Valley
Country	Scotland, England
Type section
Named for	Inverclyde

The Inverclyde Group is a Carboniferous lithostratigraphic group (a sequence of rock strata) in southern Scotland and northernmost England. The name is derived from Inverclyde. The rocks of the Inverclyde Group have also previously been referred to as the Cementstone Group and Stirling Group. The group comprises sandstones with limestones and dolomites and some mudstone and lesser amounts of siltstone.^[1]

References

^ "Inverclyde Group". The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey. Retrieved August 8, 2016.

The Geological Society (2002). Trewin, N.H. (ed.). The Geology of Scotland (4. ed.). London: Geological Society Publishing. pp. 259–261. ISBN 9781862391260.