The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Glen Dessary Pluton

Computer Code: GDESY Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Pending Upgrade
Age range: Silurian Period (S) — Silurian Period (S)
Lithological Description: Metaleucosyenite and metamelasyenite.
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: North-West Highlands Alkaline Plutonic Suite (NWHAP)
Previous Name(s): Glen Dessary Intrusion [Obsolete Name and Code: Use GDESY] (-1556)
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
none recorded or not applicable
Reference(s):
none recorded or not applicable
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
S062