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Earth Science — Old Red Sandstone

The Devonian continental redbeds with early fish.

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Old Red Sandstone (Devonian)Upper ORS conglomerateLate Devonian0.00 mSandstone with fish bedsMid Devonian1.20 mCaithness flagstonesMid Devonian2.80 mBasal brecciaEarly Devonian4.20 mSilurian basementSilurian5.00 m6.50 m5 layers, 6.50 m, every contact the right way up.

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title "Old Red Sandstone (Devonian)"
type column
layer "Upper ORS conglomerate" thickness 1.2 color "#b91c1c" age "Late Devonian"
layer "Sandstone with fish beds" thickness 1.6 color "#c97f4a" age "Mid Devonian"
layer "Caithness flagstones" thickness 1.4 color "#a0522d" age "Mid Devonian"
layer "Basal breccia" thickness 0.8 color "#7c2d12" age "Early Devonian"
layer "Silurian basement" thickness 1.5 color "#475569" age "Silurian"