The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Stornoway Phyllite Formation

Computer Code: SWPH Preferred Map Code: symb
Status Code: Pending Upgrade
Age range: Neoproterozoic Era (AZ) — Neoproterozoic Era (AZ)
Lithological Description: Pelite.
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: Easdale Subgroup (DBED)
Previous Name(s): Stronachullin Phyllite [Obsolete Name and Code: Use SWPH] (-1851)
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
none recorded or not applicable
Reference(s):
British Geological Survey. 1996. Knapdale. Scotland Sheet 28E: Solid and Drift Geology. 1:50 000 Provisional Series. (Keyworth, Nottingham: British Geological Survey.) 
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
S028