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Clackmannan Group
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The Clackmannan Group is the name given to a suite of rocks of late Dinantian and Namurian age laid down during the Carboniferous period in the Midland Valley of Scotland.[1]
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Clackmannan Group | |
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Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous | |
![]() Fossil trail of giant Myriapod, Limestone Coal Formation, Clackmannan Group | |
Type | Group |
Sub-units | Lower Limestone Formation, Limestone Coal Formation, Upper Limestone Formation, Passage Formation |
Underlies | Coal Measures Group |
Overlies | Strathclyde Group |
Lithology | |
Primary | sandstones, mudstones |
Other | limestones, siltstones, ironstones, coal, seatrocks, fireclay |
Location | |
Region | Central Lowlands of Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Type section | |
Named for | Clackmannan (town) |
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