The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Gourdie Conglomerate Formation [Obsolete: use HCF]

Computer Code: GCGF Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Pending Upgrade
Age range: Early Devonian Epoch (DL) — Early Devonian Epoch (DL)
Lithological Description: [Obsolete: use HCF]
Definition of Lower Boundary: Diachronous, passes downwards and laterally into the volcanic Craighill Conglomerate from non-volcanic clast lithologies.
Definition of Upper Boundary: Locally the base of the Tannadice Formation.
Thickness: none recorded or not applicable
Geographical Limits: The north-west limb of the Strathmore Syncline and adjacent Highland Border area, as seen on Sheets 56W, 56E (uncertain) in the Blairgowrie area.
Parent Unit: none recorded or not applicable
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
none recorded or not applicable
Reference(s):
none recorded or not applicable
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
S056 S056