The Papa Group are a Triassic lithostratigraphic group (a sequence of rock strata) beneath the seas northwest of Britain, and which originated as alluvial deposits.[2][3] It is the lateral equivalent of the combined Mercia Mudstone and Sherwood Sandstone Groups in the Irish Sea and onshore Britain.[4] It contains the Otter Bank Formation and the Foula Formation.[5][6]
| Papa Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Permian - Triassic | |
| Type | Group |
| Underlies | Skerry Group |
| Overlies | Zechstein Group |
| Location | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Type section | |
| Named by | Ritchie, J.D. et al[1] |
References edit
- ^ Ritchie, J D, Gatliff, R W and Riding, J, 1996. 1. Pre - Tertiary lithostratigraphy. In: Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the UK North West Margin. British Geological Survey, Nottingham.
- ^ Stratigraphic Chart of the United Kingdom:Northern Britain, British Geological Survey
- ^ "Papa Group". Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ "Prospectivity of the United Kingdom (UK) Continental Shelf: West of Britain opportunities" (PDF). Promote 2013. Department of Energy and Climate Change. 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ "Otter Bank Formation (Permo-Triassic)". Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ "Foula Formation". Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 October 2013.