The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Corsewall Formation
| Computer Code: | CLG | Preferred Map Code: | CLG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status Code: | Full | ||
| Age range: | Caradoc Series (O4) — Caradoc Series (O4) | ||
| Lithological Description: | Boulder conglomerate and wacke turbidite unit. | ||
| Definition of Lower Boundary: | Not seen (Faulted: Glen App fault west of Loch Ryan). | ||
| Definition of Upper Boundary: | Not seen (faulted). | ||
| Thickness: | c.1700m | ||
| Geographical Limits: | Southern Uplands, south Scotland. | ||
| Parent Unit: | Tappins Group (TAP) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | Corsewall Group [Obsolete Name and Code: Use CLG]
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Glen App Group [Obsolete Name And Code: Use CLG] (GAP) |
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| Alternative Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Stratotypes: | |||
| Type Section | Coast section, Rhins of Galloway. | ||
| Reference(s): | |||
| Floyd, J D and Kimbell, G S, 1995. Magnetic and tectonostratigraphic correlation at a terrane boundary: the Tappins Group of the Southern Uplands. Geological Magazine, 132, 515-21. | |||
| Kelling, G. 1960. The stratigraphy and structure of the Ordovician rocks of the Rhinns of Galloway. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, Vol.117, 37-75. | |||
| Floyd, J D, 1996. Lithostratigraphy of the Ordovician rocks in the Southern Uplands: Crawford Group, Moffat Shale Group, Leadhills Supergroup. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences, Vol.86, 153-165. | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| S007 S001 S003 | |||