(Coniston) - 2004

Coniston has a wide scope of geology, which makes it so interesting for Geologists and those wishing to study the area. The Llandovery of the Silurian and Ordovician Ashgill and Caradoc series are all fully exposed at this location.

Silurianfishes by Joseph Smit (1836-1929) from Nebula to Man 1905 England

Silurian	Pridoli			417 to 419
	Ludlow	Ludfordian		419 to 421
		Gorstian		421 to 423
	Wenlock	Homerian		423 to 426
		Sheinwoodian		426 to 428
	Llandovery	Telychian		428 to 433
		Aeronian		433 to 438
		Rhuddanian		438 to 443

Ordovician	Ashgill	Hirnantian	443 to 444
		Rawtheyan	444 to 445
		Cautleyan	445 to 447
		Pusgillian	447 to 449
	Caradoc	Streffordian	449 to 451
		Geneyan	451 to 453
		Burrellian	453 to 456
		Aurelucian	456 to 458
	Llanvirn	Llandeilian	458 to 464
		Abereiddian	464 to 470
	Arenig	Fennian	470 to 475
		Whitlandian	475 to 480
		Moridunian	480 to 485
	Tremadoc		485 to 495

Llandovery 428 - 443 MYA
FORMATIONS AND DEPOSITS			LOCATIONS
Telychian	Upper Brathy Flag Formation	Turriculatus Zone	Stockdale Beck
		Grispus Zone
Aeronian	Lower Brathy Flag Formation	Red Beds	Stockdale Beck
		Green Beds
Rhuddanian	Browgill Beds	Centrifugus Zone	Stockdale Beck Coniston Area
		Murchisoni Zone
		Riccartonensis Zone
	Skelgill Beds		Stockdale Beck

Ashgill 443 - 449 MYA
FORMATIONS AND DEPOSITS			LOCATIONS
Hirnantian	Coniston Limestone Formation	Ashgill Shales	Coniston Area
		Troutbeck	Coniston Area
		White Limestone	Coniston Area
		Torver Member	Coniston Area
		High Pike Haw
		Applethwaite Member	Coniston Area
		Stockdale Rhyolite	Coniston Area
		Stile End Member	Stockdale Quarry
		Longsleddale Member
Rawtheyan	Borrowdale Volcanic Group		Coniston Area
Cautleyan
Pusgillian

Caradoc 449 - 458 MYA
FORMATIONS AND DEPOSITS		LOCATIONS
Upper Borrowdale Volcanic Group	Yewdale Formation	Coniston Area
	Yewdale Breccia	Barrow Coniston Area
	Tilberthwaite Tuff	Barrow High Fell Quarry
Onnian	Onny Shales	The Onny Trail
Actonian	Acton Scott Group	The Onny Trail
Marshbrookian	Cheney Longville Flags	The Onny Trail
Woolstonian	Alternata Limestone	The Onny Trail
Longvillian	Chatwell Sandstone	The Onny Trail
Soudleyan	Chatwell Flags	The Onny Trail
Harnagian	Harnage Shales	The Onny Trail
Costonian	Hoar Edge Grit	The Onny Trail
Mydrim Shales		Druidston Haven
Lower Borrowdale Volcanic Group	Seathwaite Fells	Barrow
	Airy's Bridge	Barrow

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