The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Alves Formation

Computer Code: ALB Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Pending Upgrade
Age range: Late Devonian Epoch (DU) — Late Devonian Epoch (DU)
Lithological Description: Pebbly (gravelly) sandstone with subsidiary sandstone.
Definition of Lower Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Definition of Upper Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Thickness: none recorded or not applicable
Geographical Limits: none recorded or not applicable
Parent Unit: Not Entered (?)
Previous Name(s): Alves Beds [Obsolete Name and Code: Use ALB] (-3161)
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
none recorded or not applicable
Reference(s):
none recorded or not applicable
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
S095