The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

North Sannox Grits Formation

Computer Code: DCNS Preferred Map Code: DCNS
Status Code: Pending Upgrade
Age range: Neoproterozoic Era (AZ) — Neoproterozoic Era (AZ)
Lithological Description: Pelite, psammite and semipelite with subsidiary limestone, metalimestone and slate.
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: Isle of Arran
Parent Unit: Southern Highland Group (SOHI)
Previous Name(s): North Sannox Grits [Obsolete Name and Code: Use DCNS] (-2145)
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:
S013 S338