The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Mynydd Eilian Formation
Computer Code: | MYEI | Preferred Map Code: | notEntered |
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Status Code: | Full | ||
Age range: | Darriwilian Age (ODW) — Darriwilian Age (ODW) | ||
Lithological Description: | Pale green-grey mudstone. Within Ogof Fach Member (OGOFF): disturbed beds of dark grey mudstone conglomerate with beds of high matrix sandstone and massive sandstone. | ||
Definition of Lower Boundary: | Stratigraphic contact with underlying Porth y Corwgl Member - CORWG (Capel Parc Formation). | ||
Definition of Upper Boundary: | Unconformably overlain by Silurian rocks, e.g. Copper Mine Formation (COMN). | ||
Thickness: | none recorded or not applicable | ||
Geographical Limits: | Anglesey. | ||
Parent Unit: | Llyn Alaw Group (ALAW) | ||
Previous Name(s): | Parys Green Beds
(PARYG)
Parys Group (PARY) |
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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 |