The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Caenlochan Schist Formation
Computer Code: | CAES | Preferred Map Code: | symb |
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Status Code: | Pending Upgrade | ||
Age range: | Neoproterozoic Era (AZ) — Neoproterozoic Era (AZ) | ||
Lithological Description: | Pelite and semipelite with subsidiary quartzite and trace psammite. | ||
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: | Crinan Subgroup (DBCN) | ||
Previous Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
Alternative Name(s): | Ben Lui Schist Formation Queen's Hill Gneiss Formation |
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Stratotypes: | |||
none recorded or not applicable | |||
Reference(s): | |||
Harris, A L, Haselock, P J, Kennedy, M J and Mendum, J R, 1994. The Dalradian Supergroup in Scotland, Shetland and Ireland. 33-53 in Gibbons, W E and Harris, A L (editors). A revised correlation of Precambrian rocks in the British Isles. Special Report of the Geological Society, London, No.22. | |||
British Geological Survey. 1989. Braemar, 1:50 000 Map Series Sheet 65W (Scotland) (Solid). | |||
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
S065 S056 |