Old Red Sandstone

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lithostratigraphic unit sedimentary rock sequence

Old Red Sandstone is a thick sequence of Devonian-age sedimentary rocks, notable for its red coloration and widespread occurrence across parts of Scotland and other regions of the North Atlantic.

Aliases (4)

Old Red Sandstone Continent (Euramerica) basins ×1
Old Red Sandstone cliffs ×1
Old Red Sandstone region ×1
The Old Red Sandstone ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	lithostratigraphic unit → sedimentary rock sequence →
associatedWithOrogeny	Caledonian orogeny →
climateIndication	semi-arid to arid conditions →
containsFossilsOf	arthropods → early land vertebrates → early terrestrial plants → fish →
depositionalEnvironment	alluvial fan → deltaic → fluvial → lacustrine →
economicUse	aggregate → building stone →
foundInRegion	Greenland → Ireland → Midland Valley of Scotland → Moray Firth Basin → North Atlantic region → Norway → Orkney Islands → Scotland → Shetland Islands → Spitsbergen → Wales → southwest England →
geologicAge	Devonian →
geologicPeriodEnd	Early Carboniferous in some basins →
geologicPeriodStart	Early Devonian →
historicallyStudiedBy	Hugh Miller →
lithologyIncludes	conglomerate → limestone → mudstone → sandstone → siltstone →
namedAfter	red coloration of its sandstones →
notableExposure	Brecon Beacons in Wales → Cromarty coast of Scotland → Orkney cliffs →
overlies	Silurian rocks in many areas →
primaryColor	red →
stratigraphicSignificance	key unit for Devonian continental deposits in North Atlantic region →
tectonicSetting	Old Red Sandstone Continent (Euramerica) basins →
thickness	several kilometres in some basins →
typeOfSedimentation	continental →
typicalCement	iron oxide →
underlies	Carboniferous rocks in many areas →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Brecon Beacons → Central Lowlands of Scotland → Cheviot Hills → Rackwick ("Old Red Sandstone cliffs") →	geology
Cromarty coast of Scotland → Seaton Cliffs →	rockType
Ward Hill ("Old Red Sandstone region") →	geologicalContext
Lomond Hills →	geologicalOrigin
Stonehaven coast →	hasGeology
Old Man of Hoy →	material
Hugh Miller ("The Old Red Sandstone") →	notableWork
Old Red Sandstone ("Old Red Sandstone Continent (Euramerica) basins") →	tectonicSetting
Dalradian Supergroup →	underlies