Computer Code: |
SCAU |
Preferred Map Code: |
SCAU |
Status Code: |
Full |
Age range: |
Caradoc Series (O4)
— Ashgill Series (OA) |
Lithological Description: |
Sandstone/siltstone turbidite sequence. |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Rests on Moffat Shale Group. |
Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Faulted (Leadhills Fault). |
Thickness: |
c.2500m |
Geographical Limits: |
Southern Uplands of Scotland, between Leadhills and Fardingmullach Faults. |
Parent Unit: |
Leadhills Supergroup (LHG)
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Previous Name(s): |
None: Includes Portpatrick Formation And Glenwhargen Formation
(-515)
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Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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Stratotypes: |
none recorded or not applicable |
Reference(s): |
Floyd, J D, 1996. Lithostratigraphy of the Ordovician rocks in the Southern Uplands: Crawford Group, Moffat Shale Group, Leadhills Supergroup. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences, Vol.86, 153-165. |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
S008
S008
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