| Computer Code: |
SALV |
Preferred Map Code: |
SALV |
| Status Code: |
Full |
| Age range: |
Visean Age (CV)
— Visean Age (CV) |
| Lithological Description: |
Greenish tuffs and basaltic lavas interbedded with strata of the West Lothian Oil-Shale Formation. |
| Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Base is unconformable on supposed Lower Devonian rocks in the Salsburgh No.1A Oilwell (BGS Reg. No.NS86SW/89). |
| Definition of Upper Boundary: |
The upper boundary is a transition into sedimentary strata. |
| Thickness: |
101.5 m. |
| Geographical Limits: |
Unknown, the formation is only known from the Salsburgh 1A borehole. |
| Parent Unit: |
Bathgate Group (BATH)
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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 Section |
Borehole section Salsburgh No.1A Borehole (NS86SW/89), 609 fathoms, 3 feet (1114.65m) to 665 fathoms (1216.15m). |
| Type Section |
Borehole section, Salsburgh No.1A Borehole (NS86SW/89). 609 fathoms, 3 feet (1114.65m) to 665 fathoms (1216.15m) |
| Reference(s): |
| Dean, M T, Browne, M A E, Waters, C N and Powell, J H. 2011. A lithostratigraphical framework for the Carboniferous successions of northern Great Britain (onshore). British Geological Survey Research Report, RR/10/007. 165pp. |
| Browne, M A E, Dean, M T, Hall, I H S, McAdam, A D Monro, S K, and Chisholm, J I. 1999. A lithostratigraphical framework for the Carboniferous rocks in the Midland Valley of Scotland. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/07. |
| Falcon, N L and Kent, P. 1960. Geological results of petroleum exploration in Britain, 1945-1957. Geological Society of London, Memoir, 2, 1-56. |
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
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S031
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