The Ravenscar Group is a Jurassic lithostratigraphic group (a sequence of rock strata) found within the Cleveland Basin of North Yorkshire, extending into both the Hambleton and Howardian Hills. The name is derived from Ravenscar on the North Yorkshire coast, where rocks of this age occur. It was previously known as the 'Middle Jurassic Series'.[1][2] It is stratigraphic equivalent to the Inferior Oolite Group and most of the Great Oolite Group, being overlain by the Cornbrash Formation of the latter unit.

Ravenscar Group
Stratigraphic range: Middle Jurassic Aalenian to Bathonian
Sandstones and mudstones of the Saltwick Formation exposed on the cliffs near Herbert Hole, south of Ravenscar, North Yorkshire
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsSaltwick Formation, Eller Beck Formation, Cloughton Formation, Scarborough Formation and Scalby Formation
UnderliesCornbrash Formation
OverliesDogger Formation
Thickness114m to c240m
Lithology
Primarysandstone
Othermudstone, limestone, ironstone, coal
Location
CountryEngland
ExtentCleveland Basin, North Yorkshire
Type section
Named forRavenscar

References

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  1. ^ "BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units - Result Details". webapps.bgs.ac.uk.
  2. ^ British Geological Survey 1:50,000 scale geological map sheet (England and Wales series) no 34 Guisborough