The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Dalreoch Formation
| Computer Code: | DLR | Preferred Map Code: | DLR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status Code: | Full | ||
| Age range: | Caradoc Series (O4) — Caradoc Series (O4) | ||
| Lithological Description: | Sandy and pebbly greywackes. | ||
| Definition of Lower Boundary: | Faulted. | ||
| Definition of Upper Boundary: | Faulted. | ||
| Thickness: | About 1000 m thick. | ||
| Geographical Limits: | Not defined. | ||
| Parent Unit: | Tappins Group (TAP) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | Changue Formation [Obsolete Name and Code: Use DLR]
(-2758)
Dalreoch Division [Obsolete Name and Code: Use DLR] (-2153) |
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| Alternative Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Stratotypes: | |||
| Type Area | Dalreoch Burn, Colmonell, Sheet SO07. | ||
| Reference(s): | |||
| Ince, D, 1984. Sedimentation and tectonism in the Middle Ordovician of the Girvan district, north west Scotland. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Earth Sciences, Vol.75 (2), p.225-237. | |||
| 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. | |||
| Williams, A, 1962. The Barr and Lower Ardmillan Series (Caradoc) of the Girvan district, southwest Ayrshire, with descriptions of the Brachiopoda. Memoir of the Geological Society of London, No.3. | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| S007 S008 | |||