The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Sandwick Fish Bed Member

Computer Code: SFB Preferred Map Code: SFB
Status Code: Pending Upgrade
Age range: Eifelian Age (DI) — Eifelian Age (DI)
Lithological Description: Limestone and mudstone with subsidiary siliciclastic argillaceous rock.
Definition of Lower Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Definition of Upper Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Thickness: none recorded or not applicable
Geographical Limits: none recorded or not applicable
Parent Unit: Lower Stromness Flagstone Formation (LSF)
Previous Name(s): Sandwick Fish Bed [Obsolete Name and Code: Use SFB] (-2416)
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
none recorded or not applicable
Reference(s):
none recorded or not applicable
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
S117 S119