Cumbrian Coast Group

Cumbrian Coast Group
Stratigraphic range: Permian
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsSt Bees Shale Formation, St Bees Evaporite Formation, Barrowmouth Mudstone Formation, Eden Shales Formation
UnderliesSherwood Sandstone Group
OverliesAppleby Group
Lithology
Primarysiltstone
Othermudstone, anhydrite, sandstone
Location
CountryEngland
Type section
Named forcoast 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.