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Geological Guide to Cromarty


View of Cromarty - 2005

Devonian
Late
Famennian 354 to 364
Frasnian 364 to 370
Middle
Givetian 370 to 380
Eifelian 380 to 391
Early
Emsian 391 to 400
Praghian 400 to 412
Lochkovian 412 to 417

Givetian
370 - 380 MYA
FORMATIONS AND DEPOSITS
LOCATIONS
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Carne Formation Pendower Beach
Millbuie Sandstone Group Eathie
Balintore
Cromarty
Tarbat Ness
Strath Rory Group


John O'Groats Sandstone Group John o' Groats
Upper Caithness Flagstone Group Mey Subgroup Thurso
Ham-Skarfskerry Subgroup Thurso
Latheron Subgroup Thurso
Spital Beds Spittal
Thurso
Achanarras & Niandt Limestone Member Achanarras
Lower Caithness Flagstone Group Robbery Head Subgroup  
Lybster Subgroup
 

1:250 000 Geological Map of Eathie
Geological Maps are sold either Flat or Folded for Solid, or Seabed geology. Special editions may be available for certain locations. For a complete list click the link below.
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1: 50 000 Geological Map of Eathie
Geological Maps are sold either Flat or Folded for Solid, Drift or combined geology. Special editions may be available for certain locations. For a complete list of
1: 50 000 maps, click the link below.
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UK Fossils Management - Alister Cruickshanks & Roy Bullard
UK Fossils Curator - Ian Cruickshanks
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