The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Abbey Head Bed
Computer Code: | ABH | Preferred Map Code: | ABH |
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Status Code: | Full | ||
Age range: | Tournaisian Age (CT) — Tournaisian Age (CT) | ||
Lithological Description: | Coarse conglomerates interbedded with conglomeratic sandstones and a few thin marls. | ||
Definition of Lower Boundary: | Faulted. | ||
Definition of Upper Boundary: | Unknown: probably faulted. | ||
Thickness: | 40 metres minimum. | ||
Geographical Limits: | Coastal section at Abbey Head. | ||
Parent Unit: | Wall Hill Member (WLH) | ||
Previous Name(s): | Abbey Head Formation
(-626)
Abbey Head Member [Obsolete Name and Code: Use ABH] (-1941) |
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Alternative Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
Stratotypes: | |||
Type Section | Coastal section at Abbey Head. | ||
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 |