New Red Sandstone
geological formation in Great Britain laid down from the Permian and the Triassic, consisting mostly of reddish–yellowish sandstones interbedded with evaporite minerals
The New Red Sandstone is a sandstone rock in Britain and elsewhere. It was laid down in desert conditions from the Permian (280 million years ago) to the beginning of the Triassic (240 million years ago). It underlies the Jurassic Lias, which are marine rocks such as the Blue Lias.
The term distinguishes it from the Old Red Sandstone, which is largely Devonian in age. The New Red Sandstone is much brighter and redder in colour than the Old Red Sandstone, as the examples show. The colour is caused by iron oxides in the rock.
the red sand stone was formed from 416 million to 359.2 million years ago . it was washed up on the beach
