The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Kildress Limestone Member
| Computer Code: | KDS | Preferred Map Code: | KDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status Code: | Full | ||
| Age range: | Visean Age (CV) — Visean Age (CV) | ||
| Lithological Description: | Limestone, dolomitic, silty and ferrugenous. | ||
| Definition of Lower Boundary: | Interpreted to be conformable on the unnamed lower red sandstone/conglomerate succession in Derryloran Formation (boundary not seen). | ||
| Definition of Upper Boundary: | Interpreted to be conformably overlain by white, soft quartz sandstone (Gortnagross Sandstone Member); boundary not seen. | ||
| Thickness: | c.50m | ||
| Geographical Limits: | Kildress, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. | ||
| Parent Unit: | Derryloran Formation (DLN) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | Kildress Limestone [Obsolete Name and Code: Use KDS]
(-3493)
Kildress Beds (part) [Obsolete Name and Code: Use KDS] (-2262) |
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| Alternative Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Stratotypes: | |||
| Type Area | Vicinity of and bed of Ballenderry River, Kildress, County Tyrone. | ||
| Reference(s): | |||
| Portlock, J E. 1843. Report on the Geology of the County of Londonderry and parts of Tyrone and Fermanagh. HMSO, Dublin. | |||
| Padget, P, 1952. Carboniferous Beds at Kildress, Co.Tyrone. Irish Naturalists' Journal, Vol.X, no.9 | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| N26 | |||