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Papa Group

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Papa Group
Stratigraphic range: Permian - Triassic
TypeGroup
UnderliesSkerry Group
OverliesZechstein Group
Location
CountryScotland
Type section
Named byRitchie, J.D. et al[1]

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]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Stratigraphic Chart of the United Kingdom:Northern Britain, British Geological Survey
  3. ^ "Papa Group". Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Otter Bank Formation (Permo-Triassic)". Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Foula Formation". Lexicon of Named Rock Units. British Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 October 2013.