Computer Code: |
PYGA |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
Status Code: |
Full |
Age range: |
Abereiddian Stage (O2)
— Caradoc Series (O4) |
Lithological Description: |
[Obsolete: use PGA] Spilitic pillow lavas with subordinate pyroclastic bands to the east and central parts of the Cader Idris Range and dominantly pyroclastic rocks to the west. (Correlative of Pen-Y-Gader Group = Upper Basic Volcanic Group). |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Drawn at base of Pen-y-Gader Group where it rests conformably on pyroclastics of the Llyn-y-Gader Mudstones Group. |
Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Drawn at conformable upward passage from spilitic lavas, mudstone, ash and chert of the Pen-y-Gader Group to mudstones of the Llyn Cau Mudstones. |
Thickness: |
Approx. 120 to 150 metres. |
Geographical Limits: |
Mid-Wales. |
Parent Unit: |
none recorded or 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: |
Type Area |
Pen-y-Gader, Cader Idris, Gwynedd. |
Reference(s): |
Cox, A H. 1925. The geology of the Cadair Idris Range, (Merioneth). Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, Vol.81, p.539-592. |
Cox, A H, and Wells, A K. 1927. The geology of the Dolgelley district, Merionethshire. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, Vol.38, 265-318. |
Cox, A H, and Wells, A K. 1916. The Ordovician sequence in the Cader Idris district (Merioneth). British Association for the Advancement of Science Report for 1915 (Manchester), p.424. |
Davies, R G, 1959. The Cader Idris Granophyre and its associated rocks. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, London. Vol.115, 189-216. |
Wells, A K. 1925. The geology of the Rhobell Fawr district (Merioneth). Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, Vol.81, 463-538. |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
none recorded or not applicable |