The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
An Socach Quartzite Formation
| Computer Code: | ASQ | Preferred Map Code: | symb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status Code: | Pending Upgrade | ||
| Age range: | Neoproterozoic Era (AZ) — Neoproterozoic Era (AZ) | ||
| Lithological Description: | Quartzite and trace pebbly quartzite. | ||
| 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: | Ballachulish Subgroup (DABH) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Alternative Name(s): | An Socach/Cairnwell Quartzite Beinn A'Ghlo Quartzite |
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| Stratotypes: | |||
| none recorded or not applicable | |||
| Reference(s): | |||
| Harris, A L, Haselock, P J, Kennedy, M J and Mendum, J R, 1994. The Dalradian Supergroup in Scotland, Shetland and Ireland. 33-53 in Gibbons, W E and Harris, A L (editors). A revised correlation of Precambrian rocks in the British Isles. Special Report of the Geological Society, London, No.22. | |||
| Crane, A, Goodman, S, Krabbendam, M K, Leslie, A G, Paterson, I B, Robertson, S and Rollin, K, 1996. Geology of the Glen Shee district. Memoir of the British Geological Survey, Sheet 56W and adjacent areas (Scotland). | |||
| Stephenson, D. 1996. Field Report 1992 and 1995 (part of Sheets NN97NW/NE/SW/SE, NN98SE, NO07NW/SW and NO08SW). British Geological Survey internal report No.HI/DS/95/1. | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| S064 S065 S056 S055 | |||