| Computer Code: |
PAPA |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
| Status Code: |
Full |
| Age range: |
Permian Period (P)
— Triassic Period (T) |
| Lithological Description: |
The term Papa Group was introduced by Ritchie et al. (1996) for all Triassic continental clastic deposits within the West Orkney, Solan and West Shetland basins and along the Westray Ridge and Solan Bank High, that lie above Zechstein Group and unconformably below Jurassic and younger strata. The Papa Group comprises the Foula, Shoal High and Otter Bank formations. |
| 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: |
The Papa Group attains a maximum, unbottomed drilled thickness of 1512 m within the West Shetland Basin. In the Møre Basin, the laterally equivalent Heron Group has a proven drilled thickness of 572 m. |
| Geographical Limits: |
West Orkney, Solan and West Shetland basins and along the Westray Ridge and Solan Bank High. |
| Parent Unit: |
Not Applicable (-)
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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: |
| none recorded or not applicable |
| Reference(s): |
| Cameron, T D J. 1993. 4. Triassic, Permian and pre-Permian of the Central and Northern North Sea. In: Knox, R W O'B and Cordey, W G (eds.) Lithostratigraphic nomenclature of the UK North Sea. British Geological Survey, Nottingham. |
| Ritchie, J D, Gatliff, R W and Riding, J, 1996. 1. Pre - Tertiary lithostratigraphy. In: Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the UK North West Margin. British Geological Survey, Nottingham. |
| Waters, C N, Gillespie, M R, Smith, K, Auton, C A, Floyd, J D, Leslie, A G, Millward, D, Mitchell, W I, McMillan, A A, Stone, P, Barron, A J M, Dean, M T, Hopson, P M, Krabbendam, M, Browne, M A E, Stephenson, D, Akhurst, M C, and Barnes, R P. 2007. Stratigraphical Chart of the United Kingdom: Northern Britain. (British Geological Survey.) |
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
| none recorded or not applicable |
