Computer Code: |
ALBG |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
Status Code: |
Index Level |
Age range: |
Guadalupian Epoch (PUG)
— Lopingian Epoch (PUL) |
Lithological Description: |
[Obsolete: use ZG] Dolomite, dolomitic limestone and evaporites. |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Drawn at base of the Kirkham Abbey or Concretionary Limestone formations where they rest conformably on the Hayton or Hartlepool Anhydrite formations. |
Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Drawn at conformable boundary between the Fordon Evaporites Formation or the Edlington Formation, and Magnesian Limestone of the Seaham Formation or Brotherton Formation. |
Thickness: |
Up to approximately 350 metres. |
Geographical Limits: |
Eastern England. |
Parent Unit: |
none recorded or not applicable
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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 Section |
Eskdale No. 2 Borehole, near Aislaby, Whitby. |
Reference(s): |
Smith, D B, Brunstrom, R G W, Manning, D I, Simpson, S and Shotton, F W. 1974. A correlation of Permian rocks in the British Isles. Geological Society of London Special Report No. 5. |
Smith, D B, Harwood, G M, Pattison, J and Pettigrew, T H. 1986. A revised nomenclature for Upper Permian strata in eastern England. 9-17 in Harwood, G M and Smith, D B (editors). The English Zechstein and Related Topics. Geological Society Special Publication No.22. |
Rayner, D H, and Hemingway, J E (editors). 1974. The geology and mineral resources of Yorkshire. (Leeds: Yorkshire Geological Society.) |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
none recorded or not applicable |