| Computer Code: |
WOL |
Preferred Map Code: |
WoL |
| Status Code: |
Full |
| Age range: |
Sheinwoodian Age (SS)
— Sheinwoodian Age (SS) |
| 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: |
Not Applicable (-)
|
| Previous Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
|
| Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Stratotypes: |
| Reference Section |
Quarry section at Scutterdine. |
| Reference Section |
Roadside section near Stony Hill. |
| Type Area |
Woolhope Inlier, Herefordshire. |
| 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: |
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E216
E234
E199
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