| Burgsvik Beds | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Ludfordian ~ | |
 Outcrop map of the Burgsvik Beds (blue) | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Burgsvik Oolite |
| Overlies | Eke Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone, sandstone, mudstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 57°02′13″N 18°17′03″E / 57.036990°N 18.284230°E |
| Region | South Gotland |
| Country |  Sweden |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Burgsvik |
The Burgsvik Beds are a sequence of shallow marine limestones and sandstones found near the locality of Burgsvik in the southern part of Gotland, Sweden. The beds were deposited in the Upper Silurian period, around 420 million years ago, in warm, equatorial waters frequently ravaged by storms, in front of an advancing shoreline. The Burgsvik Formation comprises two members, the Burgsvik Sandstone and the Burgsvik Oolite.[1]
- ^ Calner, Mikael; Eriksson, Mårten J. (2006). "Evidence for rapid environmental changes in low latitudes during the Late Silurian Lau Event: the Burgen-1 drillcore, Gotland, Sweden". Geological Magazine. 143 (1): 15. Bibcode:2006GeoM..143...15C. doi:10.1017/S001675680500169X. S2CID 129946754.