The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Berriedale Sandstone Formation

Computer Code: BDSA Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Pending Upgrade
Age range: Eifelian Age (DI) — Eifelian Age (DI)
Lithological Description: Sandstone with subsidiary limestone, mudstone and siltstone and trace breccia.
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: Lower Caithness Flagstone Subgroup (LCF)
Previous Name(s): Berriedale Sandstone Group [Obsolete Name And Code: Use BDSA] (BDSG)
Berriedale Sandstones [Obsolete Name and Code: Use BDSA] (-46)
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:
S103 S103 S110 S115 S116 S116