Kinghorn Coast
Geological Conservation Review site | GCR #1560 | Stratigraphy | Dinantian of Scotland
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Summary
An important Dinantian (Lower Carboniferous) site showing Upper Calciferous Sandstone Measures and Lower Limestone Group sediments interbedded with and overlying volcanic lavas. The site shows interesting contrasts with more easterly sections in the stratigraphic make-up of the Lower Limestones; coals seen near St Monance are absent or poorly developed here, but the opposite is true of certain limestone horizons. The Abden and Seafield Tower Limestones are both fossiliferous here, and as a result they have been the subject of detailed palaeontological and palaeoecological studies. This is one of the key Dinantian sites in the Midland Valley of Scotland.
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