| Computer Code: |
BNCM |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
| Status Code: |
Full |
| Age range: |
Mid Devonian Epoch (DM)
— Mid Devonian Epoch (DM) |
| Lithological Description: |
Fine-grained sandstone. |
| Definition of Lower Boundary: |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Definition of Upper Boundary: |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Thickness: |
The unit is estimated to be at least 700m thick. |
| Geographical Limits: |
The unit lies in the vicinity of Bunchrew, 4km west of Inverness, extending from just west of Inverness to the Kirkton Burn, 1km west of Bunchrew, and south to the area of Englishton Muir. |
| Parent Unit: |
Raddery Sandstone Formation (RDF)
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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 |
Exposures in the banks and stream of Bunchrew Burn, near Englishton Muir, west of Inverness. Sheet 83E. NH64SW |
| Reference(s): |
| none recorded or not applicable |
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
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S083
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