Burgsvik Beds
Sequence of limestones and sandstones found in Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Burgsvik Beds | |
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Stratigraphic range: Ludfordian ~420 Ma | |
Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Burgsvik Oolite |
Overlies | Eke Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone, sandstone, mudstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 57.036990°N 18.284230°E / 57.036990; 18.284230 |
Region | South Gotland |
Country | Sweden |
Type section | |
Named for | Burgsvik |
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