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Glossary of geological terms
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- Farewell Rock / Y Garreg Ddiffaith
Thick sandstone near the base of the Westphalian stage of the upper Carboniferous period. Prominent within the valleys of the Mellte, Hepste and Nedd Fechan rivers.
- Farlovian or Farlow Series / Cyfres Farlow
Local stage name of the upper Devonian during which the Plateau Beds were deposited. See Devonian timechart.
- Ffairfach Grit / Grut Ffair-fach
Coarse sandstone laid down during the Llanvirn epoch of the Ordovician period.
- Ffinnant Sandstone Formation / Ffurfiant Tywodfaen Ffinnant
A succession of sandstones and mudstones deposited at the end of the Wenlock epoch of the Silurian period.
- Fibua Formation / Ffurfiant Ffibiwa
Mudstones and siltstones laid down during the Ludlow epoch of the Silurian period.
- Flandrian (stage) / Fflandriaidd
The last 10,000 years of geological time, since the end of the last Ice Age. Also known as the 'post-glacial'. See Quaternary timechart.



