Computer Code: |
MINT |
Preferred Map Code: |
MINT |
Status Code: |
Full |
Age range: |
Early Mississippian Epoch (CMIE)
— Mid Mississippian Epoch (CMIM) |
Lithological Description: |
Pyroclastic breccia or agglomerate in vents. |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Intrusive. |
Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Intrusive. |
Thickness: |
Twin circular vents, c.500m in diameter, 200m apart. |
Geographical Limits: |
Hawick area, southern Scotland. |
Parent Unit: |
Kelso Subsuite (KELSO)
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Previous Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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Stratotypes: |
Type Section |
Summit of Minto Hills, c.8km northeast of Hawick. |
Reference(s): |
none recorded or not applicable |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
S017
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