The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Stile End Formation
| Computer Code: | SEN | Preferred Map Code: | SEn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status Code: | Full | ||
| Age range: | Cautleyan Stage (OU) — Cautleyan Stage (OU) | ||
| Lithological Description: | Grey, calcareous, fossiliferous siltstones. | ||
| Definition of Lower Boundary: | Taken at change in lithology from siltstones to sandstones of Longsleddale Formation below, or locally at unconformity with Borrowdale Volcanic Group. | ||
| Definition of Upper Boundary: | At base of Applethwaite Formation or Stockdale Rhyolite Formation where present. | ||
| Thickness: | Maximum of c.50m, wedges out laterally over a distance of 3km. | ||
| Geographical Limits: | Not defined. | ||
| Parent Unit: | Dent Group (DNT) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | Style End Grassing Beds [Obsolete Name and Code: Use SEN]
(-3027)
Stile End Beds [Obsolete Name and Code: Use SEN] (-3666) |
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| Alternative Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Stratotypes: | |||
| Type Area | 450 metres north-north-west of Stockdale Farm, Longsleddale, Sheet 39, Kendal. | ||
| Reference(s): | |||
| McNamara, K J. 1979. The age, stratigraphy and genesis of the Coniston Limestone Group in the southern Lake District. Geological Journal, 14, 41-69. | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| E039 E038 | |||