Beacon Hill Formation
| Beacon Hill Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran | |
Beacon Hill, which gave the name to the formation, which itself can be found here. | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Maplewell Group |
| Sub-units | Old John, Outwoods Member, Buck Hills, Sandhills Lodge, Beacon Tuffs, Charnwood Lodge, Benscliffe Members |
| Underlies | Bradgate Formation |
| Overlies | Blackbrook Reservoir Formation |
| Thickness | 1119 m (3,671 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Tuff |
| Other | Pelite, Greywacke, Breccia |
| Location | |
| Region | Leicestershire |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Beacon Hill |
The Beacon Hill Formation is a geologic formation in Leicestershire, and lies within the wider Beacon Hill area. It preserves fossils dating back to the Lower Ediacaran period.