The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Phoebe Sandstone Unit

Computer Code: PHOEB Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Full
Age range: Albian Age (KA) — Albian Age (KA)
Lithological Description: Interbedded sands and mudstones.
Definition of Lower Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Definition of Upper Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Thickness: 49 m.
Geographical Limits: In well 204/19-1, on the western flank of the Westray Ridge.
Parent Unit: Commodore Formation (COMM)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
Reference Section  North Sea well 204/19- 1: 4043-4092 m (13265-13425 ft) (Ritchie et al., 1996). 
Reference(s):
Ritchie, J D, Gatliff, R W and Riding, J, 1996. 1. Pre - Tertiary lithostratigraphy. In: Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the UK North West Margin. British Geological Survey, Nottingham. 
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
none recorded or not applicable