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Dowlais Limestone Formation is present in place of the Hunt's Bay Oolite, whilst within the Oxwich Head Limestone, the Penderyn Oolite and Honeycombed Sandstones are recognised as
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Stackpole Formation is replaced by the Hunt's Bay Oolite Subgroup which consists of a lower/earlier Cornelly Oolite Formation and an upper/later Stormy Limestone Formation. Likewise the Linney Head to Pen-y-Holt sequence is replaced by a tripartite sequence with the Gully Oolite at its
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