The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Portpatrick Formation
| Computer Code: | PPF | Preferred Map Code: | PPF |
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| Status Code: | Full | ||
| Age range: | Caradoc Series (O4) — Caradoc Series (O4) | ||
| Lithological Description: | Wacke and siltstone turbidite succession. | ||
| Definition of Lower Boundary: | Conformably overlies the Lower Hartfell Shale Formation. | ||
| Definition of Upper Boundary: | Faulted. | ||
| Thickness: | c.2000m | ||
| Geographical Limits: | Southern Uplands of Scotland. | ||
| Parent Unit: | Scaur Group (SCAU) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | Glenwhan Formation [Obsolete Name And Code: Use PPF]
(GLWH)
Scar Formation [Obsolete Name And Code: Use PPF] (SCAR) Portpatrick Group [Obsolete Name and Code: Use PPF] (-3623) |
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| Alternative Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Stratotypes: | |||
| Type Section | Coast section between Port of Spittal and Killantringan, Rhins of Galloway. | ||
| Reference(s): | |||
| Kelling, G. 1960. The stratigraphy and structure of the Ordovician rocks of the Rhinns of Galloway. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, Vol.117, 37-75. | |||
| Floyd, J D, 1996. Lithostratigraphy of the Ordovician rocks in the Southern Uplands: Crawford Group, Moffat Shale Group, Leadhills Supergroup. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences, Vol.86, 153-165. | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| S001 S003 S004 S008 S008 S015 S024 S015 S032 | |||