Minehead - Geological Guide for the Geology and Stratification

(Hangman Sandstone Formation) - 2002

The Hangman Sandstone Formation consists of purple, grey and green, fine-to medium-grained sandstone and reddish brown mudstone which is folded, fractured and cleaved.

Devonian	Late	Famennian	354 to 364
	Late	Frasnian	364 to 370
	Middle	Givetian	370 to 380
	Middle	Eifelian	380 to 391
	Early	Emsian	391 to 400
		Praghian	400 to 412
		Lochkovian	412 to 417

Eifelian 380 - 391 MYA
FORMATIONS AND DEPOSITS	LOCATIONS
Hangman Sandstone Formation	Minehead
Walls Hill Limestone
Lummaton Shell Bed
Pendower Formation	Pendower Beach
Daddy Hole Limestone	Daddy Hole (Torquay) Hopes Nose (Torquay)

M I D D L E R E D S A N D S T O N E	Col-Bheinn Formation
	Smeorail Formation
	Lower Caithness Flagstone Group	Hillhead Red Bed Subgroup
		Berriedale Flagstone Formation
		Berriedale Sandstone Formation
		Clyth Subgroup
		Badbea Breccia / Ellen's Geo Con

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