The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Glen Scaddle Intrusion

Computer Code: GNSC Preferred Map Code: SCAD
Status Code: Pending Upgrade
Age range: Neoproterozoic Era (AZ) — Neoproterozoic Era (AZ)
Lithological Description: Metagabbro, metagabbroic-rock and serpentinite.
Definition of Lower Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Definition of Upper Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Thickness: none recorded or not applicable
Geographical Limits: none recorded or not applicable
Parent Unit: Not Available (!)
Previous Name(s): Glen Scaddle Complex [Obsolete Name and Code: Use GNSC] (-4680)
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
none recorded or not applicable
Reference(s):
Drever, H. 1940. The geology of Ardgour, Argyllshire. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Vol.60, 141-170. 
Stoker, M S. 1983. The stratigraphy and structure of the Moine rocks of eastern Ardgour. Scottish Journal of Geology, Vol.19, 369-385. 
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
S053 S053