The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
White Port Bed
| Computer Code: | WHP | Preferred Map Code: | WHP |
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| Status Code: | Full | ||
| Age range: | Tournaisian Age (CT) — Tournaisian Age (CT) | ||
| Lithological Description: | Fining upwards cycles of light grey to white sandstones (70% of succession) succeeded by purple siltstones, marls and shales. | ||
| Definition of Lower Boundary: | Unconformable on Silurian turbidites. | ||
| Definition of Upper Boundary: | Faulted. | ||
| Thickness: | 210m | ||
| Geographical Limits: | Coastal section at White Port. | ||
| Parent Unit: | Wall Hill Member (WLH) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | White Port Formation [Obsolete Name and Code: Use WHP]
(-3128)
White Port Member [Obsolete Name and Code: Use WHP] (-4401) |
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| Alternative Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Stratotypes: | |||
| Type Section | Coastal section at White Port. | ||
| Reference(s): | |||
| Deegan, C E. 1973. Tectonic control of sedimentation at the margin of a Carboniferous depositional basin in Kirkcudbrightshire. Scottish Journal of Geology, Vol. 9, p. 1 - 28. | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| S005 | |||