The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Lower Erins Quartzite Formation

Computer Code: DBLE Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Pending Upgrade
Age range: Neoproterozoic Era (AZ) — Neoproterozoic Era (AZ)
Lithological Description: Quartzite with subsidiary metalimestone, pelite and semipelite.
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: Easdale Subgroup (DBED)
Previous Name(s): Lower Erins Quartzite [Obsolete Name and Code: Use DBLE] (-3350)
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:
S029 S028