The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Mcgildowney's Shale Member
Computer Code: | MCYS | Preferred Map Code: | MCYS |
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Status Code: | Full | ||
Age range: | Pendleian Substage (CE) — Pendleian Substage (CE) | ||
Lithological Description: | Shales, mudstones, sandstone (lenticular), ironstone, limestone. | ||
Definition of Lower Boundary: | Massive sandstones overlying Main Coal, typical of Ballyvoy Sandstone Formation. | ||
Definition of Upper Boundary: | Junction with non-marine shale, sandstone and coals. | ||
Thickness: | 20m. | ||
Geographical Limits: | none recorded or not applicable | ||
Parent Unit: | Ballyvoy Sandstone Formation (BVYS) | ||
Previous Name(s): | Mcgildowneys Marine Band
(MYMB)
Mcgildowneys Marine Band (MYMB) |
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Alternative Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
Stratotypes: | |||
Type Area | North-east coast of County Antrim, coastal cliff sections east of Ballycastle. | ||
Reference(s): | |||
Wilson, H E and Robbie, J A. 1966. Geology of the Country around Ballycastle. Memoir of the Geological Survey. [Belfast: HMSO.] | |||
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
none recorded or not applicable |