Strathclyde Group | |
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Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous | |
![]() Dipping strata of the Strathclyde Group at the foreshore near Kittock's Den,
Fife | |
Type | Group |
Sub-units | Clyde Plateau Volcanic Formation, West Lothian Oil Shale Formation |
Underlies | Clackmannan Group |
Thickness | up to 1500 m |
Location | |
Region | Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Extent | Midland Valley |
The Strathclyde Group is a geological group found in the Midland Valley of Scotland. It preserves fossils of the Visean age (early Carboniferous period). [1]