The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Dunnottar Castle Conglomerate Formation
Computer Code: | DRCC | Preferred Map Code: | DRCC |
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Status Code: | Full | ||
Age range: | Silurian Period (S) — Early Devonian Epoch (DL) | ||
Lithological Description: | A conglomerate with boulders up to 1m across, of mainly 'Highland' provenance, with interbedded sandstone lenses. | ||
Definition of Lower Boundary: | At the base of the lowest bed of conglomerate of 'Highland' provenance overlying the Carron Sandstone Formation. | ||
Definition of Upper Boundary: | The base of the lowest lava flow in the overlying Tremuda Bay Volcanic Formation. | ||
Thickness: | From 2385 m to 2482 m thick, according to Carroll, 1995. | ||
Geographical Limits: | Stonehaven area. | ||
Parent Unit: | Dunnottar-Crawton Group (DRCR) | ||
Previous Name(s): | Downie Point Conglomerate Formation [Obsolete Name and Code: Use DPCO, DRCC]
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Strathlethan Sandstone Member (SNF) Castle Haven Conglomerate Member (CHAV) |
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Alternative Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
Stratotypes: | |||
Type Section | The coastal section south of Stonehaven, from Downie Point to Strabandra. | ||
Reference(s): | |||
Armstrong, M, and Paterson, I B. 1970. The Lower Old Red Sandstone of the Strathmore Region. Report of the Institute of Geological Sciences No. 70/12 | |||
Campbell, R, 1913. The geology of south-eastern Kincardineshire. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Vol.48, pp.923-960. | |||
Carroll, S, 1994. Geology of the Stonehaven District. 1:10 000 Sheets NO88NW, NO88NE, NO88SW and NO88SE. British Geological Survey Technical Report WA/94/19. | |||
Browne, M A E, Smith, R A, and Aitken, A M. 2002. Stratigraphical framework for the Devonian (Old Red Sandstone) rocks of Scotland south of a line from Fort William to Aberdeen. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/01/04. 67 pp. | |||
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
S067 |