The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Birnam Slate And Grit Formation
| Computer Code: | BSAG | Preferred Map Code: | symb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status Code: | Full | ||
| Age range: | Neoproterozoic Era (AZ) — Neoproterozoic Era (AZ) | ||
| Lithological Description: | Slaty pelite and gritty psammite. | ||
| Definition of Lower Boundary: | Not seen. | ||
| Definition of Upper Boundary: | Boundary with unassigned part of Southern Highland Group. | ||
| Thickness: | Not known | ||
| Geographical Limits: | Birnam area. | ||
| Parent Unit: | Southern Highland Group (SOHI) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | Birnam Grit [Obsolete Name And Code: Use BSAG]
(DCBI)
Birnam Slate [Obsolete Name And Code: Use BSAG] (DCBS) |
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| Alternative Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Stratotypes: | |||
| Reference Section | Baldornoch Quarry. | ||
| Reference Section | Quarries around Quarry Hill. | ||
| Type Area | Newtyle Hill. | ||
| Reference(s): | |||
| Crane, A, Goodman, S, Krabbendam, M K, Leslie, A G, Paterson, I B, Robertson, S and Rollin, K, 1996. Geology of the Glen Shee district. Memoir of the British Geological Survey, Sheet 56W and adjacent areas (Scotland). | |||
| Armstrong, M, Paterson, I B, and Browne, M A E. 1985. Geology of the Perth and Dundee district. Memoir of the British Geological Survey, Sheets 48W, 48E and 49 (Scotland). 108pp. | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| S056 S048 | |||