Computer Code: |
NCB |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
Status Code: |
Pending Upgrade |
Age range: |
Mid Devonian Epoch (DM)
— Mid Devonian Epoch (DM) |
Lithological Description: |
Red sandstones largely fluvial with grey-green siltstones, calcareous mudstones and fish-bearing limestone lenses and nodules. |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Conformable lower contact with Daviot Conglomerate Formation. |
Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Conformable upper contact with Leanach Sandstone Formation. |
Thickness: |
100 metres +. |
Geographical Limits: |
Not defined. |
Parent Unit: |
Inverness Sandstone Group (INS)
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Previous Name(s): |
Nairnside and Clava Beds [Obsolete Name and Code: Use CVM, NCB]
(-3340)
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Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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Stratotypes: |
Type Area |
Sheet 84W. |
Reference(s): |
Fletcher, T P et al. 1996. Geology of the Fortrose and eastern Inverness district. Memoir of the British Geological Survey, Sheet 84W (Scotland). |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
S084
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