Computer Code: |
SRCK |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
Status Code: |
Full |
Age range: |
Holocene Epoch (QH)
— Holocene Epoch (QH) |
Lithological Description: |
In addition to alluvium of the present day floodplain and river terrace deposits, the Strathendrick Formation includes a wide range of lithologies encompassing pebbles, fine to coarse gravel, cobbles and boulders in a sandy matrix and coarse- to fine-grained sand, silt and clay. Beds rich in organic remains occur as well as peat (in the floodplain deposits). |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Unconformity on older Quaternary deposits and bedrock. |
Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Normally the land surface. |
Thickness: |
Veneer to several metres. |
Geographical Limits: |
Recognised in the Clyde catchment area as the fluvial and lacustrine deposits of the valley of the Endrick Water. |
Parent Unit: |
Clyde Catchments Subgroup (CLYCA)
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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: |
Partial Type Section |
British Geological Survey Mains of Kilmaronock Borehole, near Drymen (Registered No. NS 48NW/3). Browne and McMillan, 1989a, b. |
Type Area |
The valley of the Endrick Water, in the Clyde catchment [the NGR vallews mark the approximate western and eastern limits of the valley]. |
Reference(s): |
McMillan, A A. 2005. A provisional Quaternary and Neogene lithostratigraphical framework for Great Britain. (Netherlands: Journal of Geosciences), 84-2, 87-107. |
Browne, M A E and Forsyth, I H. 1998. Geology of the Glasgow district. Memoir of the British Geological Survey, Sheet 30E (Scotland). |
McMillan, A A, Hamblin, R J O and Merritt, J W. 2005. An overview of the lithostratigraphical framework for the Quarternary and Neogene deposits of Great Britain (onshore). British Geological Survey Research Report RR/04/04. |
Browne, M A E and McMillan, A A. 1989a. Quaternary geology of the Clyde valley. British Geological Survey Research Report, SA/89/1. |
Browne, M A E and McMillan, A A. 1989b. Geology for land use planning: drift deposits of the Clyde valley Volume 1: Planning Report. British Geological Survey Technical Report, WA/89/78. |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
S038
S038
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