The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Kilmarnock Parrot Coal (North Ayrshire)

Computer Code: KPT Preferred Map Code: KPT
Status Code: Index Level
Age range: Duckmantian Substage (CB) — Duckmantian Substage (CB)
Lithological Description: Coal between Linn Bed Coal and the Kilmarnock Turf Coal.
Definition of Lower Boundary: At change from coal to other lithology at 106.29 metres in Oldhall No.1 Borehole.
Definition of Upper Boundary: At change from coal to other lithology at 105.35 metres in Oldhall No.1 Borehole.
Thickness: Variable, about 1 metre in type section.
Geographical Limits: Ayrshire coalfield.
Parent Unit: Scottish Middle Coal Measures Formation (MCMS)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
Reference Section  Oldhall No.1 Bore (NS33NW/172) 200 metres north east of Oldhall Farm. 
Reference(s):
none recorded or not applicable
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
none recorded or not applicable