Computer Code: |
GPVD |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
Status Code: |
Full |
Age range: |
Visean Age (CV)
— Visean Age (CV) |
Lithological Description: |
[Obsolete: use GBV]
Well-bedded red-brown and purple siltstones and fine-grained sandstones with a volcaniclastic component in parts. Might include some basalt lava flows locally. |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Rests on olivine basalt at 22.85m in Glenburn Borehole (NS46SE/164) NS 4783 6066. |
Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Below base of Jedburgh-type basalt flow, Craigie Linn waterfall, Glen Park, Paisley, NS 4746 6047. |
Thickness: |
Variable, 30m+ |
Geographical Limits: |
Not defined. |
Parent Unit: |
none recorded or not applicable
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Previous Name(s): |
Glenburn Volcanic Detrital Member [Obsolete Name and Code: Use GBV, GPVD]
(-4070)
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Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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Stratotypes: |
Type Area |
Craigie Linn Waterfall, Glen Park, Paisley, Sheet S30E. |
Reference(s): |
none recorded or not applicable |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
S030
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