The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Brims Castle Dolomite Member
| Computer Code: | BCDL | Preferred Map Code: | notEntered |
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| Status Code: | Full | ||
| Age range: | Eifelian Age (DI) — Eifelian Age (DI) | ||
| Lithological Description: | Ferruginous, dolomitic cycles of laminite-limestone, siltstone and thin, fine-grained sandstone. | ||
| Definition of Lower Boundary: | Faulted at Red Geo against the older Scarden Sandstone Member, of the Mey Flagstone Formation. | ||
| Definition of Upper Boundary: | Conformable at the top of the highest dolomitic laminite-limestone against the base of the overlying Tang Sandstone Member. | ||
| Thickness: | 70m | ||
| Geographical Limits: | Onshore and immediate offshore of the Dounreay area, Caithness, Northern Scotland. | ||
| Parent Unit: | Mey Flagstone Formation (MEY) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | Brims Limestone Member [Obsolete Name And Code: Use BCDL]
(BRLI)
Kyle Limestone Formation [Obsolete Name and Code: Use BCDL, BRLI] (-2583) Brims Castle Dolomitic Limestone Member [Obsolete Name and Code: Use BCDL] (*248) |
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| Alternative Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Stratotypes: | |||
| Type Section | Coastal section 350 m to 450 m east of Brims Castle, west of Thurso, Caithness, Highland Region, Scotland (Fletcher and Key, 1991). | ||
| Reference(s): | |||
| British Geological Survey. (In preparation, to be published in 2005). Bedrock geology. Scotland Special Sheet (Dounreay). 1:25 000. | |||
| Fletcher, T P and Key, R M. 1991. Solid geology of the Dounreay District. British Geological Survey Technical Report WA/91/35C. | |||
| British Geological Survey. 2003. Bedrock and superficial deposits. Scotland Sheet 115E (Reay). 1:50 000. | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| none recorded or not applicable | |||