Old Red Sandstone

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Old_Red_Sandstone
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:sedimentary_rock_formation
gptkbp:age Paleozoic
gptkbp:color red
gptkbp:depositionalEnvironment continental
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Greenland
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Orkney_Islands
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Shetland_Islands
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:geologicalAge gptkb:Devonian
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity gptkb:building
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Robert_Jameson
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:fossil_specimen
unconformity with underlying rocks
gptkbp:overlies gptkb:Caledonian_rocks
gptkbp:primaryLithology gptkb:conglomerate
gptkb:stone
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Hugh_Miller
gptkbp:thickness up to 11,000 meters
gptkbp:underlies gptkb:Carboniferous_rocks
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brecon_Beacons
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Old Red Sandstone