The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Sheriffmuir Sandstone Member
| Computer Code: | SRF | Preferred Map Code: | SRF |
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| Status Code: | Full | ||
| Age range: | Early Devonian Epoch (DL) — Early Devonian Epoch (DL) | ||
| Lithological Description: | Grey and brown, locally pebbly sandstones, with subsidiary mudstones. | ||
| Definition of Lower Boundary: | Diachronous over the top of the Ochil Volcanic Formation lavas, except in the Bridge of Allan area where volcaniclastic conglomerate is overlain. | ||
| Definition of Upper Boundary: | The base of the Buttergask Flagstone Member within the Scone Sandstone Formation. | ||
| Thickness: | From 300 m to 500 m thick. | ||
| Geographical Limits: | The Stirling to Alloa area, on the south-east limb of the Strathmore Syncline. | ||
| Parent Unit: | Scone Sandstone Formation (SCN) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | Sheriffmuir Member [Obsolete Name and Code: Use SRF]
(-4343)
Sherrifmuir Formation (-541) |
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| Alternative Name(s): | Tannadice Formation [Obsolete: use RHF, TEF, AHS] |
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| Type Section | The top of the sequence exposed in the River section along the Allam Water, from Bridge of Allan to west of Kippenross House. Francis et al., 1970. | ||
| Reference(s): | |||
| Francis, E H, Forsyth, I H, Read, W A and Armstrong, M. 1970. The geology of the Stirling district. Memoir of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, Sheet 39 (Scotland). | |||
| Armstrong, M, and Paterson, I B. 1970. The Lower Old Red Sandstone of the Strathmore Region. Report of the Institute of Geological Sciences No. 70/12 | |||
| Browne, M A E, Smith, R A, and Aitken, A M. 2002. Stratigraphical framework for the Devonian (Old Red Sandstone) rocks of Scotland south of a line from Fort William to Aberdeen. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/01/04. 67 pp. | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| S039 S039 S039 | |||