The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Devon Red Sandstone

Computer Code: DRST Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Pending Upgrade
Age range: Duckmantian Substage (CB) — Duckmantian Substage (CB)
Lithological Description: Sandstone.
Definition of Lower Boundary: Diachronous; boundary lithologically defined.
Definition of Upper Boundary: Diachronous; boundary lithologically defined.
Thickness: 36m.
Geographical Limits: Not defined.
Parent Unit: Not Entered (?)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
Type Area  Devon Colliery Shaft. (No longer accessible), Sheet S39E. 
Reference(s):
Summary of the Geological Survey of Great Britain and the Museum of Practical Geology for the Year 1924. Published 1925, 138-143. 
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
S039