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
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Definition of Upper Boundary: |
none recorded or not applicable
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Thickness: |
c.2m |
Geographical Limits: |
Peel Fell and adjacent areas, Cumbria. |
Parent Unit: |
Bewcastle Member (BWCB)
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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): |
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 |