Stockdale Shales

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Stockdale Shales
Stratigraphic range: Silurian
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimarySlate
Location
RegionEngland
Country United Kingdom

The Stockdale Shales is a geologic formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.

The shales were named by W. Talbot Aveline from the beck and hamlet of that name in Longsleddale.[1]

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  1. ^ Aveline, W. Talbot; Hughes, T. McK. (1888). Memoirs of the Geological Survey. England and Wales. The Geology of the County Around Kendal, Sedbergh, Bowness, and Tebay. Fleet Streed, E.C.: Eyre and Spottiswoode. p. 11.