The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

WOOLHOPE LIMESTONE FORMATION
Computer Code: WOL  Status Code: FORMAL ENTRY 
Preferred Map Code: WoL 
Age or Age Range: [ SS ] SHEINWOODIAN  to [  ]  
Lithological Description:
Thinly bedded nodular limestones and calcareous siltstone and mudstones; some bentonites. 
Definition of Lower Boundary:
Conformable on Wyche Formation in Malverns; sharp lithological boundary with Upper Haugh Wood Beds in type area. 
Definition of Upper Boundary:
Conformably overlain by Coalbrookdale Formation; transitional junction. 
Thickness:
6 - 75m; 39m in type area. 
Geographical Limits:
Woolhope Inlier, Malverns. 
Parent Unit: Parent Unit Code:
NO IMMEDIATE PARENT [HIERARCHY CODE: NO PARENT OF THE NEXT HIGHER RANK IS IDENTIFIED]  NOPAR
Previous Name(s): Previous Code(s):
none recorded or not applicable none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s):
none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
Type Area  Woolhope Inlier, Herefordshire. 
Reference Section  Quarry section at Scutterdine. 
Reference Section  Roadside section near Stony Hill. 
Reference(s):
Murchison, R I, 1839. 'Silurian System'. [London: John Murray.] 
Squirrell, H C and Tucker, E V, 1960. The geology of the Woolhope Inlier (Herefordshire). Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, Vol.116, 139-185. 
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
Map Code Sheet Name
E  216
E  234
E  199

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