| Computer Code: |
ALBY |
Preferred Map Code: |
ALBY |
| Status Code: |
Full |
| Age range: |
Caradoc Series (O4)
— Caradoc Series (O4) |
| Lithological Description: |
Greywackes, mudstones, conglomerates. |
| Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Faulted lower boundary. |
| Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Faulted upper boundary. |
| Thickness: |
At least approximately 1000m |
| Geographical Limits: |
Not defined. |
| Parent Unit: |
Not Applicable (-)
|
| Previous Name(s): |
Albany Division [Obsolete Name And Code: Use ALBY]
(ALBD)
|
| Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
|
| Stratotypes: |
| Type Area |
Albany Burn, Barr, Sheet S8W, Carrick. |
| Reference(s): |
| Williams, A, 1962. The Barr and Lower Ardmillan Series (Caradoc) of the Girvan district, southwest Ayrshire, with descriptions of the Brachiopoda. Memoir of the Geological Society of London, No.3. |
| Ince, D, 1984. Sedimentation and tectonism in the Middle Ordovician of the Girvan district, north west Scotland. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Earth Sciences, Vol.75 (2), p.225-237. |
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
|
S008
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