Computer Code: |
DELB |
Preferred Map Code: |
DELB |
Status Code: |
Pending Upgrade |
Age range: |
Pendleian Substage (CE)
— Pendleian Substage (CE) |
Lithological Description: |
Parrot coal : 6.5 cm - blackband ironstone : 17.5 cm - coal 5 cm. |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Conformable. |
Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Conformable. |
Thickness: |
29 cm. |
Geographical Limits: |
Not defined. |
Parent Unit: |
Limestone Coal Formation (LSC)
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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 |
Borehole NS88SW/20. Depth of seam 181.9 metres. |
Reference(s): |
Dinham C H and Haldane D. 1932. The Economic Geology of the Stirling and Clackmannan Coalfield. Memoirs of the Geological Survey, Scotland. |
Macgregor, M, Lee, G W, and Wilson, G V. 1920. Special Report on the Mineral Resources of Great Britain: The Iron Ores of Scotland. Memoir of the Geological Survey, Scotland, 100-101. |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
S031
S031
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