Faringdon Sand

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{{Infobox rockunit

| name = Faringdon Sand

| image = Faringdon Sponge Gravel with field party.jpg

| caption = Faringdon Sponge Gravel Member of Faringdon Sand; gravel pit SE of Faringdon, Oxfordshire.

| type = Formation

| age = {{fossilrange|Aptian}}

| period = Aptian

| prilithology = Sand, Gravel, Siltstone, Mudstone

| otherlithology = Ironstone, Sandstone

| namedfor = Faringdon

| namedby =

| region = England

| country = United Kingdom

| coordinates =

| unitof = Lower Greensand Group

| subunits = Faringdon Sponge Gravel Member, Baulking Sand Member, Fernham Sand Member

| underlies = Unseen

| overlies = Corallian Group

| thickness = Variable, 50m (Faringdon Sponge Gravel Member), up to 48m (Baulking Sand Member) and at least 24m (Fernham Sand Member).

| area = Oxfordshire

| map =

| map_caption =

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The Faringdon Sand is a geologic formation in England. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.{{cite web | url=http://www.bgs.ac.uk/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?pub=FDNS | title=Faringdon Sand Formation

| publisher=British Geological Survey | work=The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units | accessdate=6 January 2020}}