The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Spital Flagstone Formation

Computer Code: SPI Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Pending Upgrade
Age range: Emsian Age (DE) — Givetian Age (DV)
Lithological Description: Sandstone and siltstone with subsidiary mudstone.
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: Upper Caithness Flagstone Subgroup (UCF)
Previous Name(s): Spittal Flagstone Formation [Obsolete Spelling And Code: Use SPI] (SPIT)
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:
S110 S116 S116