Locharbriggs Sandstone Formation

Locharbriggs Sandstone Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cisuralian
Locharbriggs Sandstone Formation
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofStewartry Group
UnderliesDoweel Breccia Formation
Overliesunconformity on Lower Paleozoic
AreaDumfries Basin, North Solway Basin
Thickness1000 m
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Country Scotland
Type section
Named forLocharbriggs

The Locharbriggs Sandstone Formation is a formation of Cisuralian age (Early Permian). It consists of a 1000 m thick sequence of very well-sorted aeolian sandstones, with well developed dune cross-bedding.[1] The sandstone was used as a building stone in Dumfries, Edinburgh, Glasgow and New York (including the steps of the Statue of Liberty).[2]

References

  1. ^ British Geological Survey. "Locharbriggs Sandstone Formation". BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. ^ Gazetteer for Scotland. "Locharbriggs, Dumfries and Galloway". Retrieved 1 June 2019.