Strathclyde Group

Strathclyde Group
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
Dipping strata of the Strathclyde Group at the foreshore near Kittock's Den, Fife
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsClyde Plateau Volcanic Formation, West Lothian Oil Shale Formation
UnderliesClackmannan Group
Thicknessup to 1500 m
Location
RegionScotland
CountryUnited Kingdom
ExtentMidland Valley

The Strathclyde Group is a geological group found in the Midland Valley of Scotland. It preserves fossils of the Visean age (early Carboniferous period).

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