The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Shinnel Formation
| Computer Code: | SHIN | Preferred Map Code: | SHIN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status Code: | Full | ||
| Age range: | Caradoc Series (O4) — Ashgill Series (OA) | ||
| Lithological Description: | Wacke sandstone and siltstone turbidite succession. | ||
| Definition of Lower Boundary: | Conformably overlies Moffat Shale Group (Lower Hartfell Shale). | ||
| Definition of Upper Boundary: | Faulted (against Silurian rocks by the Kingledoors Fault). | ||
| Thickness: | c.2000m | ||
| Geographical Limits: | Southern Uplands of Scotland. | ||
| Parent Unit: | Scaur Group (SCAU) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | Boreland Formation [Obsolete Name And Code: Use SHIN]
(BORL)
Stobo Slates [Obsolete Name And Code: Use SHIN] (STSL) Lowther Shales [Obsolete Name And Code: Use SHIN] (LOWS) |
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| Alternative Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Stratotypes: | |||
| Type Section | Scaur Water | ||
| Reference(s): | |||
| Floyd, J D. 1982. Stratigraphy of a flysch succession: The Ordovician of West Nithsdale, South West Scotland. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Earth Sciences, Vol. 73 (1), 1-9. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| S001 S003 S004 S008 S008 S009 S004 S015 S024 S015 | |||