Computer Code: |
KDC |
Preferred Map Code: |
KDC |
Status Code: |
Full |
Age range: |
Abereiddian Stage (O2)
— Abereiddian Stage (O2) |
Lithological Description: |
Pebble, cobble and boulder conglomerate. |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Unconformable on Balcreuchan Group, Ballantrae Complex. |
Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Conformably overlain by Confinis Flags Formation/Auchensoul Limestone Formation/Auchensoul Bridge Mudstone. |
Thickness: |
c.150m |
Geographical Limits: |
Stinchar Valley area, Girvan. Nature of lateral boundaries unknown. |
Parent Unit: |
Barr Group (BARR)
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Previous Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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Stratotypes: |
Type Section |
Kirkland Burn. |
Reference Section |
Benan Burn. |
Reference(s): |
Lapworth, C, 1882. The Girvan Succession. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, Vol. 38, 537-666. |
Fortey, R A, Harper, D A T, Ingham, J K, Owen, A W, Parkes, M A, Rushton, A W A and Woodcock, N H. 2000. A revised correlation of Ordovician rocks in the British Isles. Geological Society Special Report, No.24. |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
S008
S007
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