Reston Group

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Reston Group
Stratigraphic range: Ludlow epoch Silurian to early Devonian epoch
TypeGroup
UnderliesStratheden Group
Overliesunconformable on lower Palaeozoic rocks
Thicknessup to 2350m
Lithology
Primaryconglomerates
Othersandstones, siltstones, mudstones, volcanics
Location
CountryScotland, England
Extentacross Southern Uplands
Type section
Named forReston, Scottish Borders

The Reston Group is a Silurian to Devonian lithostratigraphic group (a sequence of rock strata) in the Southern Uplands terrane of southern Scotland and northernmost England. The name is derived from Reston in the Scottish Borders. The rocks of the Reston Group have also previously been referred to as 'Lower Old Red Sandstone and Lavas'[1]

References

  1. ^ "Reston Group". The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey. Retrieved August 8, 2016.