The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Dunrobin Bay Formation [See Also DUNR]
| Computer Code: | DRB | Preferred Map Code: | Drb |
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| Status Code: | Pending Upgrade | ||
| Age range: | Hettangian Age (JH) — Pliensbachian Age (JE) | ||
| Lithological Description: | Limestone, sandstone and siltstone. | ||
| 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: | Sutherland Group (SUTH) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | Dunrobin Beds [Obsolete Name and Code: Use DRB]
(-1514)
Lower Lias and (?) Rhaetic [Obsolete Name and Code: Use DRB] (-3371) |
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| Alternative Name(s): | Dunrobin Bay Group [See Also DRB] |
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| Stratotypes: | |||
| none recorded or not applicable | |||
| Reference(s): | |||
| Batten, D J, Trewin, N H, and Tudhope, A W. 1986. The Triassic-Jurassic junction at Golspie, Inner Moray Firth Basin. Scottish Journal of Geology, Vol. 22, Pt. 1, 85-98. | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| S103 S095 S103 | |||