Computer Code: |
BNKL |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
Status Code: |
Full |
Age range: |
Brigantian Substage (CX)
— Brigantian Substage (CX) |
Lithological Description: |
Limestone, with local "reefs" of crinoid debris forming banks and mounds at the top of the "Lower Bankhouses". |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
none recorded or not applicable
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Definition of Upper Boundary: |
none recorded or not applicable
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Thickness: |
From c. 6 m to c. 27 m where developed as a multiple unit. |
Geographical Limits: |
Bankhouses area, Westmorland. |
Parent Unit: |
Alston Formation (AG)
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Previous Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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Alternative Name(s): |
Smiddy Limestone
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Stratotypes: |
none recorded or not applicable |
Reference(s): |
Dean, M T, Browne, M A E, Waters, C N and Powell, J H. 2011. A lithostratigraphical framework for the Carboniferous successions of northern Great Britain (onshore). British Geological Survey Research Report, RR/10/007. 165pp. |
Lexique Stratigraphique International. 1971. Volume 1, Europe, Fascicule 3a, England, Wales and Scotland, Part 3a VII, Lower Carboniferous (Dinantian). |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
E018
E012
E013
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