Computer Code: |
CMEL |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
Status Code: |
Full |
Age range: |
Floian Age (OFL)
— Darriwilian Age (ODW) |
Lithological Description: |
Thin to thick bedded sandstone and conglomerate. |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Unconformable upon Neoproterozoic rocks, e.g. Mon Gneiss (NMG). |
Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Stratigraphic boundary with overlying Capel Parc Formation (CAPC) or Treiorworth Formation (TREIR). |
Thickness: |
none recorded or not applicable
|
Geographical Limits: |
Anglesey. |
Parent Unit: |
Pen y Foel Formation (PFOEL)
|
Previous Name(s): |
Carmel Formation
(CMF)
|
Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
|
Stratotypes: |
none recorded or not applicable |
Reference(s): |
Bates, D E B. 1974. The structure of the Lower Palaeozoic rocks of Anglesey, with special reference to faulting. Geological Journal, 9(1), 39-60. |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
none recorded or not applicable |