Computer Code: |
SLF |
Preferred Map Code: |
SLF |
Status Code: |
Full |
Age range: |
Abereiddian Stage (O2)
— Caradoc Series (O4) |
Lithological Description: |
Rubbly, sandy and massive limestone. |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Conformably overlies Confinis Flags and Auchensoul Bridge Mudstone. |
Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Part conformable, part erosive, overlain by Benan Conglomerate. |
Thickness: |
64m |
Geographical Limits: |
Girvan area, southwest Scotland. |
Parent Unit: |
Barr Group (BARR)
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Previous Name(s): |
Stinchar Limestone [Obsolete Name And Code: Use SLF]
(STLM)
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Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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Stratotypes: |
Type Section |
Benan Burn. |
Reference(s): |
Williams, A, 1962. The Barr and Lower Ardmillan Series (Caradoc) of the Girvan district, southwest Ayrshire, with descriptions of the Brachiopoda. Memoir of the Geological Society of London, No.3. |
Lapworth, C, 1882. The Girvan Succession. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, Vol. 38, 537-666. |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
S008
S007
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