The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Peel Limestone

Computer Code: PLL Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Index Level
Age range: Courceyan Substage (CF) — Courceyan Substage (CF)
Lithological Description: Impure limestone. The lower part is oolitic and contains algal nodules and fragments of a broken algal crust; the upper part contains abundant microfossils, including pellets.
Definition of Lower Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Definition of Upper Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Thickness: c.2m
Geographical Limits: Peel Fell and adjacent areas, Cumbria.
Parent Unit: Bewcastle Member (BWCB)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
none recorded or not applicable
Reference(s):
Lexique Stratigraphique International. 1971. Volume 1, Europe, Fascicule 3a, England, Wales and Scotland, Part 3a VII, Lower Carboniferous (Dinantian). 
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
none recorded or not applicable