STRATIGRAPHICAL CHART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM: NORTHERN BRITAIN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 BGS Geological Time Chart North-west Approaches/ Northern Isles Northern North Sea Northern Highlands Western Isles & Grampian Midland Valley Central North Sea South of Northern Isle of Man & Northern Hebrides Shelf Inner Hebrides Highlands of Scotland Scotland Ireland northern Irish Sea England Eon Era Series/ Stage/Age age (Ma) Period Epoch System/ Sub-era 0.01 Holocene Late 0.13 Ulster Glacigenic Caledonia Glacigenic Group Caledonia Glacigenic Group Caledonia Glacigenic Group Caledonia Glacigenic Group Caledonia Glacigenic Group Caledonia Glacigenic Group Group Caledonia Glacigenic Group Caledonia Glacigenic Group Britannia Britannia Britannia Britannia Britannia Britannia Britannia Britannia British Coastal British Coastal Catchments British Coastal British Coastal British Coastal British Coastal Benburb Group British Coastal British Coastal Catchments Catchments Catchments Catchments Catchments Catchments Catchments Mid Deposits Group Group Deposits Group Group Deposits Group Deposits Group Group Deposits Group Group Deposits Group Deposits Group Deposits Group Group Albion Group Albion Group Albion Group Albion Glacigenic Group Glacigenic Group Glacigenic Group Glacigenic Group The Geological Society 0.78 Pleistocene* nary Nordland Early Group Quater Scale: 1 cm = 0.5 Ma Compiled by C N Waters 1.8 Nordland Nordland Group Group Cartography by P Lappage L Gelasian Pliocene Residual Buchan Deposits Gravels Formation Piacenzian 2.6 Group 3.6 E Zanclean 5.3 BGS contributors: Messinian 7.2 L Tortonian Britannia M C Akhurst, C A Auton, R P Barnes, A J M Barron, M A E Browne, M T Dean, J D Floyd, M R Gillespie, 11.6 Brassington Cenozoic Serravallian Catchments Miocene M Langhian 13.6 Formation P M Hopson, M Krabbendam, A G Leslie, A A McMillan, D Millward, W I Mitchell, K Smith, D Stephenson, Neogene 16.0 Group P Stone, and C N Waters. Burdigalian ALPINE ALPINE ALPINE ALPINE E 20.4 Westray Aquitanian Westray Westray 23.0 Group Lark Lark Group Skade Group Skade Ballymoney Formation L Chattian Formation Formation Lough Neagh Gp Dunaghy Formation Oligocene 28.4 Fm Fm E Rupelian This chart is produced in collaboration with the Geological Society Stratigraphy Commission. ertiary 33.9 The membership of the Commission includes the following: T L Priabonian 37.2 Castle Eden Fissure-fill Bartonian 40.4 M Stronsay Stronsay Horda Stronsay Horda Formation Eocene Group Group Formation Group Formation Lutetian Mousa Mousa J A Zalasiewicz1, T L Barry2, P R Bown3, P J Brenchley4, A Coe2, J C W Cope5, Palaeogene Fm Fm 48.6 Balder Balder Balder Formation Formation Formation A S Gale6,7, P L Gibbard8, F J Gregory7, 9 , M W Hounslow10, A Kerr11 , R W O’B Knox12, E Ypresian Cleveland & Acklington dykes Moray Group Moray Group 13 14 11 12 3,15 16 55.8 Moray Group Flett Formation Colsay Sst Sele Fm Dornoch Fm Sele Fm Dornoch Fm Upper Basalt Formation 55.9±0.9 J E A Marshall , M Oates , P Pearson , J H Powell , P F Rawson , A G Smith , L Thanetian 58.7 Faroe Lamba Formation Kettla Fm Montrose Lista Formation Montrose Lista Formation Antrim Lava Carlingford Complex P Stone12, C N Waters12, M Williams1 Selandian 58.9±0.1 Group Interbasaltic Formation M 61.7 Group Vaila Formation Group Maureen Formation Skye Lava and Group Maureen Formation ^ ^ ^ 61.4±0.8 Paleocene Mull Lava gps Lower Basalt Formation E Danian Sullom Fm Chalk Group Ekofisk Formation Ekofisk Formation 65.5 Ockran Sst Fm Beinn Iadain Mudstone Tor Formation Maastrichtian Jorsalfare Jorsalfare Formation 1 Dept. of Geology, University of Leicester 70.6 Shetland Formation Formation Ulster 2 Dept. of Earth Sciences, The Open University Group White Limestone 3 Dept. of Earth Sciences, University College London Campanian Strathaird Limestone Chalk Group Mackerel Flounder Formation Shetland Formation Formation Formation Kyrre Kyrre 4 Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of Liverpool Late Group Feorlin Sst Fm 83.5 Formation Santonian Formation 5 Dept. of Geology, National Museum of Wales 85.8 Gribun Chalk Formation Coniacian Coire Riabhach Hibernian 6 School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Portsmouth 89.3 Phosphatic Fm Lochaline White not named Turonian Herring Fm Macbeth Fm Macbeth Formation Inner Hebrides Herring Formation Greensands 93.5 Inner Hebrides Group Sandstone Fm 7 Dept. of Palaeontology, Natural History Museum Group Chalk Hidra Svarte Chalk Hidra Svarte Hidra 8 Dept. of Geography, University of Cambridge Cenomanian Formation Fm not named Group Group Formation Formation Morvern Greensand Formation Formation Formation 99.6 9 PetroStrat Ltd Commodore Rødby Rødby Formation Cruiser Formation Formation 10 Centre for Environmental Magnetism and Paleomagnetism, Lancaster University Albian Formation etaceous 11 School of Earth, Ocean & Planetary Sciences, Cardiff University Royal Carrack Carrack Cr Sovereign Formation 12 British Geological Survey 112.0 Formation Formation Cromer Victory Cromer 13 Southampton Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton Knoll Formation Britannia Aptian Group 14 BG Group plc Knoll Cromer Wick Sst Fm Early Moreseat Sst Neptune Knoll 15 Scarborough Centre for Coastal Studies, University of Hull 125.0 Group Valhall Cromer Knoll Sandstone Fm Formation Formation Group Group Barremian Formation Valhall 16 Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge 130.0 Formation Hauterivian 136.4 Valanginian 140.2 Berriasian 145.5 Kimmeridge The study was funded by the British Geological Survey and is published Tithonian Kimmeridge Clay Kimmeridge Clay Clay with the permission of the Executive Director, British Geological Survey. Formation Formation 150.8 Rona Formation Helmsdale Boulder Beds Humber Late Kimmeridgian Brae Formation Group Fulmar Formation Humber Fm 155.7 Humber Sutherland Piper Formation Group Fm Bibliographical reference:Waters, C N, Gillespie, M R, Smith, K, Auton, C A, Floyd, J D, Leslie, A G, Millward, Group Clynekirkton Heather Oxfordian Group Staffin Shale Formation Fm Heather Balintore Sandstone Fm Beatrice Fm D, Mitchell, W I, McMillan, A A,Stone, P, Barron, A J M, Dean, M T, Hopson, P M, Krabbendam, M, Browne, 161.2 Heather Fm Great Estuarine Callovian Formation Strathsteven Mst Fm Fladen Mesozoic 164.7 Formation Group Staffin Bay Formation M A E, Stephenson, D, Akhurst, M C, andBarnes, R P. 2007. Stratigraphical Chart of the United Kingdom: Bathonian Hugin Fm Brora Coal Formation Group Brora Coal 167.7 Tarbert Fm Formation Pentland Brent Fladen Ness Fm Northern Britain. British Geological Survey, 1 poster. Mid Bajocian Etive Fm Pentland Formation 171.6 Group Group Rannoch Fm Formation Bearreraig Sandstone Fm Aalenian Broom Fm 175.6 Jurassic Drake © NERC. 2008. All rights reserved. Portree Shale & Raasay Toarcian Formation Ironstone formations 183.0 Dunlin Cook Fm Orrin Fm Darwin Group Scalpay Sandstone Formation Pliensbachian Burton Formation Dunrobin ISBN 978-0-7518-3562-5 Early Sule Skerry Formation Fm Lias Lady’s Pabay Shale Formation Bay 189.6 Skerry Stack Skerry Group Walk Fm Amundsen Sutherland Dunrobin Bay Group Fjerritslev Waterloo Group Formation Formation Sutherland Dunrobin Bay Mudstone Sinemurian Group Formation Ardnish Formation Mains Formation Lias Group Banks Group Nansen Fm Group Formation Formation Lias Group Formation 196.5 Statfjord Hettangian Breakish Formation Lias Group Lias Group 199.6 Formation Golspie Fm Lilstock Formation Rhaetian Penarth Group Penarth Group Westbury Fm Stotfield Penarth Group Lilstock & Westbury fms Calcrete Fm ^ ^ ^ Penarth Group Penarth Group 203.6 ^ ^ ^ Westbury Formation Stotfield Stotfield Cherty Rock Derenenach Blue Anchor Formation Collin Glen Cherty Rock Formation Mudstone Formation Norian Formation Formation Late New Red Levencorroch Port More Sandstone 216.5 Mudstone Formation Mercia Supergroup Mercia ^ ^ ^ Mercia Stornoway Lossiemouth Formation Mercia Mudstone Carnian Formation Sandstone Mudstone Mudstone Mudstone Group (g) Heron Cormorant Heron Lossie Foula Formation Lossiemouth Sandstone Group Group Knocksoghey Group Group Formation Group -head Skagerrak Papa Formation Formation Formation Formation (g) riassic 228.0 Group Fm T New Red New Red Stornoway Auchenhew Ladinian Sandstone (h) Glenstaghey Formation Skagerrak Sandstone Formation Mudstone (h) Supergroup Formation Formation Supergroup Lagavarra Mid 237.0 ^ ^ ^ Craiganee Formation (h) Formation Anisian Lag a’ Bheith Derrycreevy Sandstone Formation ^ ^ ^ Sherwood Formation Ormskirk Sst Fm Sherwood St Bees Sherwood Ormskirk Sst Fm 245.0 Otter Bank & Burghead Sandstone Fm Sandstone Sandstone Smith Bank Hopeman Smith Bank Sandstone Sandstone St Bees Sandstone Olenekian New Red Glen Dubh oup Milltown Conglomerate Calder Sandstone Fm Early Induan Shoal High Hopeman Sandstone Sst Fm Sst Fm Formation Group Formation Group Formation Sandstone Sherwood Gr Formation Formation 249.7 formations Formation Group St Bees Sandstone Fm Sherwood Supergroup Lamlash Sst Sandstone 251.0 West Orkney Turbot Sandstone Turbot Manchester Changhsingian Zechstein Bosies (g) Zechstein Shearwater Salt (h,a) White Brae Mudstone Cumbrian PHANEROZOIC Zechstein Evaporite Fm (a,h) Anhydrite Formation 253.8 Bank Group Machrie Formation Anhydrite Fm Belfast Formation (h) Marls Lopingian Group Solan Bank Group Halibut Carbonate Fm (d, a) Sst Fm Group Halibut Carbonate Formation Coast Group Formation Fm (d,a) Group Formation Wuchiapingian Kupferschiefer Fm Belfast Harbour Evaporite Fm Kupferschiefer Eden (d) Brockram Cumbrian 260.4 Formation Shales Appleby Formation Brodick