Monk's Bay Sandstone

The Monk's Bay Sandstone, formerly known as the Carstone Formation of the Isle of Wight (or similar) is a geological formation in England, present on the Isle of Wight and marginally in Swanage. Its lithology consists of gritty, reddish-brown sands with pebbles and phosphatic nodules^[1]

Monk's Bay Sandstone
Stratigraphic range: Albian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Lower Greensand Group
Underlies	Gault Formation
Overlies	Sandrock Formation
Thickness	up to 21.9 metres (70 ft), 5 cm in Swanage
Lithology
Primary	Sands
Location
Region	England
Country	United Kingdom
Extent	Isle of Wight, Dorset