Computer Code: |
REB |
Preferred Map Code: |
Reb |
Status Code: |
Full |
Age range: |
Hirnantian Age (OH)
— Hirnantian Age (OH) |
Lithological Description: |
Coarse sandstone, locally pebbly. |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Probably conformable: at base of sandstone in silty mudstone sequence of undivided Ashgill Formation. |
Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Probably conformable: at top of sandstone in silty mudstone sequence of undivided Ashgill Formation. |
Thickness: |
Up to 50m |
Geographical Limits: |
Furness Lower Palaeozoic Inlier. |
Parent Unit: |
Ashgill Formation (AHL)
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Previous Name(s): |
Rebecca Grit (Member) [Obsolete Name and Code: Use REB]
(-3637)
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Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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Stratotypes: |
Type Area |
Rebecca Hill. |
Reference(s): |
Kneller, B C, Scott R W, Soper N J, Johnson E W and Allen P M, 1994. Lithostratigraphy of the Windermere Supergroup, Northern England. Geological Journal, Vol. 29, 219-240. |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
E048
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