The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Lower Metagabbro (Shetland Ophiolite)

Computer Code: LMGB Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Index Level
Age range: Ordovician Period (O) — Ordovician Period (O)
Lithological Description: Metagabbro.
Definition of Lower Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Definition of Upper Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Thickness: none recorded or not applicable
Geographical Limits: none recorded or not applicable
Parent Unit: Shetland Ophiolite Complex (SHOP)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
none recorded or not applicable
Reference(s):
none recorded or not applicable
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
S131