Ives Head Formation

Ives Head Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran
Ives Head, which gave its name to the formation, which itself can be found here.
TypeFormation
Unit ofBlackbrook Group
Sub-unitsSouth Quarry Slump Breccia, Lubcloud Greywackes and Morley Lane Tuffs Members
Underlies Blackbrook Reservoir Formation
Thickness820 m (2,690 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryTuff
OtherBreccia, Greywacke, Sandstone, Dacite
Location
RegionLeicestershire
CountryUnited Kingdom
Type section
Named forIves Head

The Ives Head Formation is a geologic formation in Leicestershire, and lies within the wider Ives Head area. It preserves fossils dating back to the Lower Ediacaran period.

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