| Computer Code: |
BCSS |
Preferred Map Code: |
BCSS |
| Status Code: |
Pending Upgrade |
| Age range: |
Brigantian Substage (CX)
— Pendleian Substage (CE) |
| Lithological Description: |
Sandstone, conglomerate, siltstone, basalt lava, mudstone (including fissile mudstone), tuff, coals, seatearths, limestone. |
| Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Unconformity with Dalradian. |
| Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Present erosion levels. |
| Thickness: |
700m |
| Geographical Limits: |
Data not yet available. |
| Parent Unit: |
Not Applicable (-)
|
| Previous Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
|
| Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Stratotypes: |
| Type Area |
Northeast of Country Antrim, coastal section east of Ballycastle to Murlough Bay and inland sections south of the town. |
| Reference(s): |
| Wilson, H E and Robbie, J A. 1966. Geology of the Country around Ballycastle. Memoir of the Geological Survey. [Belfast: HMSO.] |
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
| none recorded or not applicable |
