The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Rob's Cove Conglomerate Member
| Computer Code: | RCC | Preferred Map Code: | RCC |
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| Status Code: | Full | ||
| Age range: | Silurian Period (S) — Early Devonian Epoch (DL) | ||
| Lithological Description: | An angular to sub-rounded, poorly sorted conglomerate with cllasts up to 1m across with a diverse range of lithologies from a 'flysch-terrane' to the south-east. | ||
| Definition of Lower Boundary: | Base not seen. | ||
| Definition of Upper Boundary: | The top of the uppermost bed of the described conglomerate within the Gourdon Sandstone Formation. | ||
| Thickness: | Up to at least 100 m thick. | ||
| Geographical Limits: | Stonehaven to Inverbervie area. | ||
| Parent Unit: | Gourdon Sandstone Formation (GNF) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | Rob's Cove Conglomerate Formation [Obsolete Name and Code: Use RCC]
(-1135)
Gourdon Formation [Obsolete Name and Code: Use GNF, RCC] (-1568) |
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| Alternative Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Stratotypes: | |||
| Type Section | The coastal section from Rob's Cove [NO 8447 7300] north-east of Inverbervie, to Darn Bay [NO 8496 7385]. | ||
| Reference(s): | |||
| Armstrong, M, and Paterson, I B. 1970. The Lower Old Red Sandstone of the Strathmore Region. Report of the Institute of Geological Sciences No. 70/12 | |||
| Browne, M A E, Smith, R A, and Aitken, A M. 2002. Stratigraphical framework for the Devonian (Old Red Sandstone) rocks of Scotland south of a line from Fort William to Aberdeen. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/01/04. 67 pp. | |||
| Carroll, S. 1994. Geology of the Inverbervie and Catterline district, 1:10 000 sheets NO87NW, NO87NE and NO87SW. British Geological Survey, Technical Report, WA/94/20. | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| S067 | |||