The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Holyhead Quartzite

Computer Code: NHQ Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Index Level
Age range: Ediacaran Period (AD) — Ediacaran Period (AD)
Lithological Description: Quartzite.
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: Holyhead Formation (HHD)
Previous Name(s): Holyhead Quartzite Formation [Obsolete Name and Code: Use NHQ] (-3579)
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
none recorded or not applicable
Reference(s):
Greenly, E. 1919. Geology of Anglesey. Memoir of the Geological Survey, UK. 
Phillips E. 1991. The lithostratigraphy, sedimentology and tectonic setting of the Monian Supergroup, western Anglesey, North Wales. Journal of the Geological Society, London, Vol. 148, 1079-1090. 
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
none recorded or not applicable