The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Galdenoch Formation
Computer Code: | GDF | Preferred Map Code: | GDF |
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Status Code: | Full | ||
Age range: | Caradoc Series (O4) — Caradoc Series (O4) | ||
Lithological Description: | Massive wacke and siltstone turbidite sequence. | ||
Definition of Lower Boundary: | Interfingers with Kirkcolm Formation. | ||
Definition of Upper Boundary: | Interfingers with Kirkcolm Formation. | ||
Thickness: | c.500m | ||
Geographical Limits: | Southern Uplands of Scotland. | ||
Parent Unit: | Barrhill Group (BRHL) | ||
Previous Name(s): | Galdenoch Group [Obsolete Name and Code: Use GDF]
(-2820)
Cairnerzean Formation [Obsolete Name And Code: Use GDF] (CAIZ) |
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Alternative Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
Stratotypes: | |||
Type Section | Cross Water, Barrhill. | ||
Reference(s): | |||
Floyd, J D, 1996. Lithostratigraphy of the Ordovician rocks in the Southern Uplands: Crawford Group, Moffat Shale Group, Leadhills Supergroup. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences, Vol.86, 153-165. | |||
Kelling, G. 1960. The stratigraphy and structure of the Ordovician rocks of the Rhinns of Galloway. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, Vol.117, 37-75. | |||
Stone, P, Floyd, J D, Barnes, R P and Lintern, B C. 1987. A sequential back-arc and foreland basin thrust duplex model for the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Journal of the Geological Society of London, Vol.144, 753-764. | |||
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
S001 S003 S008 S008 S004 S015 S024 S015 |