| Computer Code: |
AILC |
Preferred Map Code: |
AIL |
| Status Code: |
Full |
| Age range: |
Paleogene Period (G)
— Paleogene Period (G) |
| Lithological Description: |
Circular microgranite intrusion also intruded by dolerite dykes. |
| Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Intrusive contact. |
| Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Intrusive contact. |
| Thickness: |
c.1 square km in total area (circular). |
| Geographical Limits: |
Limited to the island of Ailsa Craig. |
| Parent Unit: |
Hebridean Province (HBRID)
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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: |
| Reference Section |
Island in Firth of Clyde, c.16km west of Girvan. Harrison et al. 1987. |
| Reference(s): |
| Harrison, R K, Stone, P, Cameron, I B, Elliot, R W and Harding, R R, 1987. Geology, petrology and geochemistry of Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire. Report of the British Geological Survey, Vol. 16, No. 9. |
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
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S007
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