Computer Code: |
MVS |
Preferred Map Code: |
symb |
Status Code: |
Pending Upgrade |
Age range: |
Early Devonian Epoch (DL)
— Early Devonian Epoch (DL) |
Lithological Description: |
Sandstone with subsidiary conglomerate, pebbly (gravelly) sandstone and siltstone. |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
none recorded or not applicable
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Definition of Upper Boundary: |
none recorded or not applicable
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Thickness: |
none recorded or not applicable
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Geographical Limits: |
none recorded or not applicable
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Parent Unit: |
Ousdale Arkose Formation (OA)
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Previous Name(s): |
Mealfuarvonie Sandstone Formation [Obsolete Name and Code: Use MVS]
(-2332)
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Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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Stratotypes: |
none recorded or not applicable |
Reference(s): |
Mykura, W and Owens, B, 1983. The Old Red Sandstone of the Mealfuarvonie Outlier, west of Loch Ness, Inverness-shire. Report of the Institute of Geological Sciences, 83/7. |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
S073
S073
S083
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