Cumbrian Coast Group | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Group |
Sub-units | St Bees Shale Formation, St Bees Evaporite Formation, Barrowmouth Mudstone Formation, Eden Shales Formation |
Underlies | Sherwood Sandstone Group |
Overlies | Appleby Group |
Lithology | |
Primary | siltstone |
Other | mudstone, anhydrite, sandstone |
Location | |
Country | England |
Type section | |
Named for | coast of Cumbria |
The Cumbrian Coast Group is a Permian lithostratigraphic group (a sequence of rock strata) which occurs in the western part of Cumbria in northern England.