The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Druid Conglomerate Member
| Computer Code: | DRC | Preferred Map Code: | DRC |
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| Status Code: | Full | ||
| Age range: | Early Devonian Epoch (DL) — Early Devonian Epoch (DL) | ||
| Lithological Description: | A coarse conglomerate with mainly quartzite boulders and some pebbly sandstones. | ||
| Definition of Lower Boundary: | The base of the lowest, mainly quartzite, pebble conglomerate within the Am Binnein Sandstone Formation. | ||
| Definition of Upper Boundary: | The Top of the mainly quartzite pebble conglomerates within the Am Binnein Sandstone Formation. | ||
| Thickness: | 275 m thick. | ||
| Geographical Limits: | Isle of Arran. | ||
| Parent Unit: | Am Binnein Sandstone Formation (ABN) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | Druid Conglomerates [Obsolete Name and Code: Use DRC]
(-4620)
Druid Conglomerate [Obsolete Name and Code: Use DRC] (-2155) |
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| Alternative Name(s): | Glen Sannox Conglomerate |
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| Stratotypes: | |||
| Type Area | Arran Special Sheet. | ||
| Reference(s): | |||
| Friend, P F, Harland, W B and Hudson, J D, 1963. The Old Red Sandstone and the Highland Boundary in Arran, Scotland. Transactions of the Edinburgh Geological Society, Vol.19, 363-425. | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| S338 S013 | |||