The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Ousdale Arkose Formation
| Computer Code: | OA | Preferred Map Code: | notEntered |
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| Status Code: | Pending Upgrade | ||
| Age range: | Early Devonian Epoch (DL) — Early Devonian Epoch (DL) | ||
| Lithological Description: | Breccia, conglomerate and sandstone with subsidiary mudstone. | ||
| 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: | Sarclet Group (SAR) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | Braemore Sandstone Formation [Obsolete Name And Code, Use: OA]
(BRSS)
Ousdale Arkose [Obsolete Name and Code: Use OA] (-1735) |
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| Alternative Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Stratotypes: | |||
| none recorded or not applicable | |||
| Reference(s): | |||
| Crampton, C B and Carruthers, R G, 1914. The geology of Caithness. Memoir of the Geological Survey, Scotland. Sheets 110 and 116 (Scotland). | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| S083 S093 S093 S103 S103 S110 | |||