Computer Code: |
BAIL |
Preferred Map Code: |
BAIL |
Status Code: |
Full |
Age range: |
Caradoc Series (O4)
— Caradoc Series (O4) |
Lithological Description: |
Lavas, pyroclastic rocks, etc, thought to be remains of a seamount volcano. |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Rests on black mudstone, possiblythe the Glenkiln Shale Formation of the Moffat Shale Group. |
Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Faulted. |
Thickness: |
c.1200m |
Geographical Limits: |
Bail Hill area, Sanquhar, south Scotland. Includes Peat Rig Formation and Cat Cleugh Formation. |
Parent Unit: |
Leadhills Supergroup (LHG)
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Previous Name(s): |
Bail Hill Volcanic Group [Obsolete Code: Use BAIL]
(BAHL)
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Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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Stratotypes: |
Type Area |
The area around Bail Hill, north of Sanquhar, southern Scotand. See also the stratotypes of the Peat Rig and Cat Cleugh formations. |
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: |
S015
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