The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Peltura Punctata Beds

Computer Code: PELP Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Pending Upgrade
Age range: Arenig Series (OR) — Arenig Series (OR)
Lithological Description: Dark blue-grey mudstones with subordinate beds of conglomerate and sandstone, more common in the upper part of the sequence.
Definition of Lower Boundary: Awaits modern stratigraphical study.
Definition of Upper Boundary: Awaits modern stratigraphical study.
Thickness: Unknown.
Geographical Limits: Awaits modern stratigraphical study.
Parent Unit: Not Available (!)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
none recorded or not applicable
Reference(s):
Strahan, A, Cantrill, T C, Dixon, E E L, and Thomas, H H. 1909. The geology of the South Wales coalfield, Part X. The country around Carmarthen. Memoir of the Geological Survey of England and Wales. [London: HMSO.] 
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
E229