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Locharbriggs Sandstone Formation

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37: 137: 191:, with well developed dune cross-bedding. The sandstone was used as a building stone in Dumfries, Edinburgh, Glasgow and New York (including the steps of the 36: 269: 212: 70: 98: 170: 50: 94: 192: 185: 182: 242: 60: 263: 178: 24: 216: 157: 80: 174: 28: 188: 84: 142: 153: 148: 130: 125: 117: 112: 104: 90: 76: 66: 56: 46: 18: 181:). It consists of a 1000 m thick sequence of very 8: 35: 15: 204: 243:"Locharbriggs, Dumfries and Galloway" 7: 217:"Locharbriggs Sandstone Formation" 14: 167:Locharbriggs Sandstone Formation 135: 41:Locharbriggs Sandstone Formation 19:Locharbriggs Sandstone Formation 221:BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units 1: 286: 213:British Geological Survey 34: 23: 241:Gazetteer for Scotland. 71:Doweel Breccia Formation 51:Geological formation 25:Stratigraphic range 99:North Solway Basin 193:Statue of Liberty 163: 162: 277: 270:Permian Scotland 254: 253: 251: 249: 238: 232: 231: 229: 227: 209: 141: 139: 138: 39: 16: 285: 284: 280: 279: 278: 276: 275: 274: 260: 259: 258: 257: 247: 245: 240: 239: 235: 225: 223: 211: 210: 206: 201: 136: 134: 61:Stewartry Group 42: 12: 11: 5: 283: 281: 273: 272: 262: 261: 256: 255: 233: 203: 202: 200: 197: 161: 160: 155: 151: 150: 146: 145: 132: 128: 127: 123: 122: 119: 115: 114: 110: 109: 106: 102: 101: 95:Dumfries Basin 92: 88: 87: 78: 74: 73: 68: 64: 63: 58: 54: 53: 48: 44: 43: 40: 32: 31: 21: 20: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 282: 271: 268: 267: 265: 244: 237: 234: 222: 218: 214: 208: 205: 198: 196: 194: 190: 187: 184: 180: 179:Early Permian 176: 172: 168: 159: 156: 152: 147: 144: 133: 129: 124: 120: 116: 111: 107: 103: 100: 96: 93: 89: 86: 82: 79: 75: 72: 69: 65: 62: 59: 55: 52: 49: 45: 38: 33: 30: 26: 22: 17: 246:. Retrieved 236: 224:. Retrieved 220: 207: 166: 164: 158:Locharbriggs 149:Type section 81:unconformity 183:well-sorted 199:References 189:sandstones 175:Cisuralian 29:Cisuralian 171:formation 154:Named for 121:Sandstone 113:Lithology 105:Thickness 85:Paleozoic 83:on Lower 67:Underlies 264:Category 143:Scotland 126:Location 77:Overlies 186:aeolian 131:Country 118:Primary 57:Unit of 248:1 June 226:1 June 140:  108:1000 m 177:age ( 169:is a 250:2019 228:2019 165:The 91:Area 47:Type 195:). 173:of 266:: 219:. 215:. 97:, 27:: 252:. 230:.

Index

Stratigraphic range
Cisuralian

Geological formation
Stewartry Group
Doweel Breccia Formation
unconformity
Paleozoic
Dumfries Basin
North Solway Basin
Scotland
Locharbriggs
formation
Cisuralian
Early Permian
well-sorted
aeolian
sandstones
Statue of Liberty
British Geological Survey
"Locharbriggs Sandstone Formation"
"Locharbriggs, Dumfries and Galloway"
Category
Permian Scotland

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