The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Riccarton Group
| Computer Code: | RCN | Preferred Map Code: | RCN |
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| Status Code: | Pending Upgrade | ||
| Age range: | Wenlock Epoch (SW) — Wenlock Epoch (SW) | ||
| Lithological Description: | Greywackes (dominantly less than 0.5 metres thick) with interbedded mudstones including dark grey, finely laminated, fossiliferous siltstone beds. NOTE: Riccarton Group not subdivided in Wigtownshire. See Warren, 1964, for subdivision to east. | ||
| Definition of Lower Boundary: | Faulted contact with Carghidown Formation at NX 4528 3414. | ||
| Definition of Upper Boundary: | Not seen. | ||
| Thickness: | c.500 metres of folded and faulted, steeply dipping strata. | ||
| Geographical Limits: | Not defined. | ||
| Parent Unit: | Not Applicable (-) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | Riccarton and Raeberry Castle Beds [Obsolete Name and Code: Use RCN, RRC]
(-4856)
Riccarton Formation [Obsolete Name And Code: Use RCN] (RRC) |
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| Alternative Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Stratotypes: | |||
| Type Area | Burrow Head. | ||
| Reference(s): | |||
| Craig, G Y, and Walton, E K. 1959. Sequence and structure in the Silurian rocks of Kirkcudbrightshire. Geological Magazine, Vol.96, p.217. | |||
| Warren, P T. 1964. The stratigraphy and structure of the Silurian (Wenlock) rocks south-east of Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, Vol.120, p.193-222. | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| S002 S017 S011 E007 S017 S018 E006 | |||