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Mid-Carboniferous unconformity

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Mid-Carboniferous unconformity
Stratigraphic range: Namurian, Carboniferous, c.326–313 Ma PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Crags below Knaresborough Castle. There is an unconformity between mid-Carboniferous sandstones at the road level and late Permian grits and limestones above.
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesMississippian-aged rocks
OverliesPennsylvanian-aged rocks
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherConglomerate

The Mid-Carboniferous unconformity is an unconformity located in many countries, such as England (Namurian), Thailand, The United States and more. It has been dated to the Namurian, Middle Carboniferous (c.326-313 Ma) and the formation is often noted as being similar to the mid-Carboniferous eustatic event.

References

  1. Gradstein, Felix M.; Ogg, James G.; Smith, Alan G. (eds.). A Geological Time Scale 2004 (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521786737.


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