Computer Code: |
SIN |
Preferred Map Code: |
SIN |
Status Code: |
Pending Upgrade |
Age range: |
Llandovery Epoch (SL)
— Llandovery Epoch (SL) |
Lithological Description: |
Medium- to thick-bedded greywacke, with thin mudstone beds, including very thick-bedded massive sandstone pockets and thick mudstone beds (to 2 metres). |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Conformable on Moffat Shale Group at Gillespie Burn (NX 257 540). |
Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Faulted. |
Thickness: |
Not defined. |
Geographical Limits: |
Not defined. |
Parent Unit: |
Gala Group (GALA)
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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 Area |
Stair Haven to Mull of Sinniness, Sheet 4W, Scotland. |
Reference(s): |
none recorded or not applicable |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
S004
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