Yoredale Series
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The Yoredale Series is a sequence of alternating limestone, shale, and sandstone rock layers of Carboniferous age characteristic of parts of northern England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yoredale Series canonical | 1 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lithostratigraphic unit
ⓘ
rock succession ⓘ |
| contains |
cyclothems
ⓘ
interbedded marine and non-marine strata ⓘ limestone beds known as Yoredale limestones ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
deltaic
ⓘ
shallow marine ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
building stone
ⓘ
hydrocarbon exploration marker ⓘ limestone resources ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Carboniferous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Mississippian–Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lithology |
limestone
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wensleydale (Yoredale) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableExposure | Yorkshire Dales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Carboniferous limestones ⓘ |
| partOf | Carboniferous succession of northern England ⓘ |
| region | northern England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stratigraphicCharacteristic | alternating limestone, shale, and sandstone beds ⓘ |
| stratigraphicPattern | repeated upward-coarsening sequences ⓘ |
| typicalFossils |
brachiopods
ⓘ
corals ⓘ marine invertebrates ⓘ |
| underlies | Millstone Grit Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | British stratigraphy ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.