The geology at Filey Brigg
(Some notes for Geological Fieldwork Techniques class)
tutor: Mike Horne FGS
for the Centre for Life Long Learning
These shelly limestones and sandy limestones are Oxfordian in age (Upper Jurassic).
Here is a rough correlation of the lithostratigraphy of some published works:-
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Young 1978 |
Whitham |
J K Wright 1992 and 2000 |
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Osmington Oolite (2m) |
Malton Oolite (5m) |
(limestone rubble) |
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Middle Calcareous Grit (4.7m) |
Coralline Oolite Formation |
Hambleton Oolite Mbr (upper leaf) (~1.5m) |
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Middle Calcareous Grit (5m) |
Bridsall Calcareous Grit Member (~6.5m) |
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Hambleton Oolite (9m) |
Hambleton Oolite (7m) |
Hambleton Oolite Mbr (lower leaf) (~3.5m) |
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Lower Calcareous Grit |
Passage Beds (3m) |
Passage Beds Member (2m) |
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Lower Calcareous Grit |
Ball Beds (4m) |
Lower Calcareous Grit Formation |
Stanton Member (3m) |
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Kent P (ed) 1980. British Regional Geology - Eastern England from the Tees to the Wash. HMSO 155pp.
Whitham F 1995. The geology and fauna of Filey Brigg, North Yorkshire. Humberside Geologist 11, 50-53.
Wright J K 1992. Itinerary VIII - Filey Brigg. p78-82 of Rawson P F and J K Wright (eds) 1992, The Yorkshire Coast - Geologists' Association Guide no 34. 117 pp
Wright J K 2000. Itinerary 8 - Filey Brigg. p82-88 of Rawson P F and J K Wright (eds) 2000, The Yorkshire Coast - Geologists' Association Guide no 34. 130 pp
Young S 1978. Geology of the Yorkshire Coast, Whitby to Bridlington. Dalesman 104pp.
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