The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Elgin Calcrete Formation
Computer Code: | ELCA | Preferred Map Code: | ENC |
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Status Code: | Pending Upgrade | ||
Age range: | Late Devonian Epoch (DU) — Late Devonian Epoch (DU) | ||
Lithological Description: | Pale grey and reddish brown, calcareous, marly sandstones, which have been significantly replaced by calcite and chert. | ||
Definition of Lower Boundary: | Requires fieldwork, or further research. | ||
Definition of Upper Boundary: | Requires fieldwork, or further research. | ||
Thickness: | Requires fieldwork, or further research. | ||
Geographical Limits: | The Moray Firth coast around Elgin. | ||
Parent Unit: | Forres Sandstone Group (FSA) | ||
Previous Name(s): | Cornstone Beds (Of Inverness, Nairn, Banff)
(CRNI)
Cornstone Beds (Of Inverness, Nairn, Banff) (CRNI) |
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Alternative Name(s): | Cothall Limestone Member |
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Stratotypes: | |||
none recorded or not applicable | |||
Reference(s): | |||
Fletcher, T P. 1996, A review of the lithostratigraphy of the Old Red Sandstone Supergroup in Scotland north of a line from Fort William to Aberdeen. BGS Technical Report WA/96/39R. | |||
Peacock, J D, Berridge, N G, Harris, A L, May, F. 1968. The geology of the Elgin District. Memoir of the Geological Survey of Scotland. Sheets 86 and 96 (Scotland). (Edinburgh: HMSO). | |||
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
S095 |