Computer Code: |
ALBY |
Preferred Map Code: |
ALBY |
Status Code: |
Full |
Age range: |
Caradoc Series (O4)
— Caradoc Series (O4) |
Lithological Description: |
Greywackes, mudstones, conglomerates. |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Faulted lower boundary. |
Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Faulted upper boundary. |
Thickness: |
At least approximately 1000m |
Geographical Limits: |
Not defined. |
Parent Unit: |
Not Applicable (-)
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Previous Name(s): |
Albany Division [Obsolete Name And Code: Use ALBY]
(ALBD)
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Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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Stratotypes: |
Type Area |
Albany Burn, Barr, Sheet S8W, Carrick. |
Reference(s): |
Ince, D, 1984. Sedimentation and tectonism in the Middle Ordovician of the Girvan district, north west Scotland. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Earth Sciences, Vol.75 (2), p.225-237. |
Williams, A, 1962. The Barr and Lower Ardmillan Series (Caradoc) of the Girvan district, southwest Ayrshire, with descriptions of the Brachiopoda. Memoir of the Geological Society of London, No.3. |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
S008
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