The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Kirkcolm Formation
| Computer Code: | KKF | Preferred Map Code: | KKF |
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| Status Code: | Full | ||
| Age range: | Caradoc Series (O4) — Caradoc Series (O4) | ||
| Lithological Description: | Sandstone/siltstone turbidite sequence. | ||
| Definition of Lower Boundary: | Rests on Moffat Shale Group. | ||
| Definition of Upper Boundary: | Faulted (Glenn App Fault/Carcow Fault). | ||
| Thickness: | c. 4500 m. | ||
| Geographical Limits: | Southern Uplands of Scotland between Leadhills Fault and Glen App/Carcow Fault). | ||
| Parent Unit: | Barrhill Group (BRHL) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | Butt Hill Member [Obsolete Name and Code: Use KKF]
(-4124)
Lochryan Formation (Obsolete Name And Code: Use KKF) [Obsolete Name and Code: Use KKF] (-4125) Abington Formation [Obsolete Name and Code: Use KKF] (-3499) Lochryan Formation [Obsolete Name And Code: Use KKF] (LRYN) Afton Formation [Obsolete Name And Code: Use KKF] (AFTN) Conrig Formation [Obsolete Name and Code: Use KKF] (-1623) Kirkcolm Group [Obsolete Name and Code: Use KKF] (-1624) |
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| Alternative Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Stratotypes: | |||
| Type Section | Coast section, west coast of Rhins of Galloway. | ||
| Reference(s): | |||
| Floyd, J D, 1996. Lithostratigraphy of the Ordovician rocks in the Southern Uplands: Crawford Group, Moffat Shale Group, Leadhills Supergroup. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences, Vol.86, 153-165. | |||
| Kelling, G, 1961. The stratigraphy and structure of the Ordovician rocks of the Rhinns of Galloway. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, Vol.117, 37-75. | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| S001 S003 S008 S008 S004 S015 S007 S024 S015 | |||