Computer Code: |
DOUL |
Preferred Map Code: |
DOUL |
Status Code: |
Full |
Age range: |
Caradoc Series (O4)
— Caradoc Series (O4) |
Lithological Description: |
Silty mudstones. |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Conformably overlies another part of the Albany Group. |
Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Faulted against the Albany Group. |
Thickness: |
24m+ |
Geographical Limits: |
Not defined. |
Parent Unit: |
Albany Group (ALBY)
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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 |
Plantation Burn, Doularg, Geological Sheet S008W. |
Reference(s): |
Ingham, J K and Tripp, R P. 1991. The trilobite fauna of the Middle Ordovician Doularg Formation of the Girvan district, Scotland and its palaeoenvironmental significance. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Vol.82 (1), p. 27 - 54. |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
S008
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