Marros Group

Marros Group
Stratigraphic range: Namurian
Sandstones and interbedded mudstones of the Telpyn Point Sandstone Formation, Haroldston Chins, St Bride's Bay
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsAberkenfig Formation, Bishopston Formation, Twrch Sandstone Formation, Telpyn Point Sandstone Formation
UnderliesCoal Measures Group
OverliesPembroke Limestone Group
Thickness20 m to 750 m
Lithology
Primarymudstone sandstone
Otherchert, limestone
Location
CountryWales
ExtentSouth Wales Coalfield, Pembrokeshire

The Marros Group is the name given to a suite of rocks of Namurian age laid down during the Carboniferous Period in South Wales. These rocks were formerly known as the Millstone Grit Series but are now distinguished from the similar but geographically separate rock sequences of the Pennines and Peak District of northern England and northeast Wales by this new name.