Computer Code: |
CAST |
Preferred Map Code: |
CAST |
Status Code: |
Pending Upgrade |
Age range: |
Wenlock Epoch (SW)
— Wenlock Epoch (SW) |
Lithological Description: |
Siltstone and shale. |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Between Kip Burn Formation and Patrick Burn Formation. |
Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Between Kip Burn Formation and Patrick Burn Formation. |
Thickness: |
60 metres. |
Geographical Limits: |
Not defined. |
Parent Unit: |
Priesthill Group [Cf Hagshaw Group] (PRH)
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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: |
Type Area |
Shank's Castle, Lesmahagow, Sheet S23W. |
Reference(s): |
Jennings, J S. Not published. The geology of the eastern part of the Lesmahagow Inlier. Ph.D.Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1961. |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
S023
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