Solling Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Olenekian-Anisian (Spathian-Aegean) ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Buntsandstein Group |
Sub-units | Solling-Bausandstein & Chirotherium Sandstone Members |
Lithology | |
Primary | Claystone |
Other | Siltstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 50°18′N 11°00′E / 50.3°N 11.0°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 16°12′N 19°42′E / 16.2°N 19.7°E |
Region | Bavaria, Niedersachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thuringia |
Country | Germany |
The Solling Formation is a geologic formation in Germany.[1] Formerly considered earliest Triassic (Induan), but later dating places the formation from the Olenekian to Anisian of the Triassic period.