The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Flow Moss Lava Member
| Computer Code: | FMLA | Preferred Map Code: | notEntered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status Code: | Full | ||
| Age range: | Arundian Substage (CJ) — Asbian Substage (CR) | ||
| Lithological Description: | Alkali basalt and subordinate basanite and 'ankaramites'. | ||
| Definition of Lower Boundary: | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Definition of Upper Boundary: | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Thickness: | Not stated. | ||
| Geographical Limits: | Dunlop-Eaglesham moors between Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Hamilton, limited to the south of the area between Stewarton [NS 420 450] in the north-west and Darvel [NS 610 390] in the south-east. | ||
| Parent Unit: | Clyde Plateau Volcanic Formation (CPV) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | Upper Flow Moss Lava Member [Obsolete Name and Code: Use FMLA]
(UFMLA)
Lower Flow Moss Lava Member [Obsolete Name and Code: Use FMLA] (LFMLA) |
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| Alternative Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Stratotypes: | |||
| Type Area | The type area is the Dunlop-Eaglesham moors between Glasgow, Kilmarnock and Hamilton, limited to the southern part of the area between Stewarton [NS 420 450] in the north-west and Darvel [NS 610 390] in the south-east. | ||
| Reference(s): | |||
| Dean, M T, Browne, M A E, Waters, C N and Powell, J H. 2011. A lithostratigraphical framework for the Carboniferous successions of northern Great Britain (onshore). British Geological Survey Research Report, RR/10/007. 165pp. | |||
| MacPherson, K A T and Phillips, E R. 1997. The geology of the Clyde Plateau Volcanic Formation of the Kilmarnock district (Sheet 22E), central Scotland. British Geological Survey Report, WA/97/88. | |||
| MacPherson, K A T, Smith, R A and Akhurst, M C. 2000. Geology of the Kilmarnock district. Sheet description of the British Geological Survey 1:50 000 Sheet 22E Kilmarnock (Scotland). | |||
| Phillips, E R, and MacPherson, K A T. 1996. Petrology, geochemistry and classification of the Clyde Plateau Volcanic Formation, Kilmarnock district (Sheet 22), Midland Valley, Scotland. British Geological Survey Minerology and Petrology Technical Report, WG/96/24. | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| none recorded or not applicable | |||