The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Carron Sandstone Formation
| Computer Code: | CRN | Preferred Map Code: | CRN |
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| Status Code: | Full | ||
| Age range: | Wenlock Epoch (SW) — Ludlow Epoch (SU) | ||
| Lithological Description: | A fine- to coarse-grained locally pebbly lithic sandstone with lenses of conglomerate. | ||
| Definition of Lower Boundary: | Grey, laminated sandy siltstone of the Cowie Harbour Siltstone Member conformably overlain by a thick sequence of red, fine- to medium-grained, trough cross-bedded and horizontally-laminated sandstone | ||
| Definition of Upper Boundary: | At the base of a thickly-bedded or massive conglomerate of the Downie Point Conglomerate Member of the Dunnothar Castle Conglomerate Formation overlies planar bedded or cross-bedded pebbly sandstone | ||
| Thickness: | Measured as between 1200 m to 1800 m thick in the type area, and broadly consistent across unit extent, it is presumed to lap onto basement of the Highland Border Complex and probable Dalradian rocks, and also to be overlapped by younger groups. | ||
| Geographical Limits: | North-eastern Midland Valley, Stonehaven area. | ||
| Parent Unit: | Stonehaven Group (SHG) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | Dunnottar Group [Obsolete Name And Code: See Dunnottar-Crawton Group]
(DRG)
Upper Silurian (Downtonian) [Obsolete Name and Code: Use CRN] (-3330) Carron Formation [Obsolete Name and Code: Use CRN] (-3958) Stonehaven Beds [Obsolete Name and Code: Use CRN, CWE, SHG] (-166) |
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| Alternative Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Stratotypes: | |||
| Partial Type Section | Foreshore, Cowie Harbour. | ||
| Partial Type Section | Foreshore, Stonehaven Bay. | ||
| Reference(s): | |||
| Campbell, R, 1913. The geology of south-eastern Kincardineshire. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Vol.48, pp.923-960. | |||
| Browne, M A E, Smith, R A, and Aitken, A M. 2002. Stratigraphical framework for the Devonian (Old Red Sandstone) rocks of Scotland south of a line from Fort William to Aberdeen. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/01/04. 67 pp. | |||
| Armstrong, M, Donovan, R M, and Paterson, I B. 1978. Angus and Kincardine. In A field guide to selected outcrop areas of the Devonian of Scotland, the Welsh Borderland and South Wales. Friend, P F, and Williams, B P J (editors). Palaeontological Association. | |||
| Hickling, G, 1908. The Old Red Sandstone of Forfarshire Geological Magazine, Vol.5 (new series) p.396-408. | |||
| Armstrong, M, and Paterson, I B. 1970. The Lower Old Red Sandstone of the Strathmore Region. Report of the Institute of Geological Sciences No. 70/12 | |||
| Campbell, R, 1912. Cambrian, Downtonian and Lower Old Red Sandstone rocks near Stonehaven. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, Vol.23, 296. | |||
| Campbell, R, 1911. Preliminary note on the geology of south-eastern Kincardineshire. Geological Magazine, Vol.8 (New series), 63-69. | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| S067 S066 | |||