The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Caenlochan Schist Formation
| Computer Code: | CAES | Preferred Map Code: | symb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status Code: | Pending Upgrade | ||
| Age range: | Neoproterozoic Era (AZ) — Neoproterozoic Era (AZ) | ||
| Lithological Description: | Pelite and semipelite with subsidiary quartzite and trace psammite. | ||
| 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: | Crinan Subgroup (DBCN) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Alternative Name(s): | Queen's Hill Gneiss Formation Ben Lui Schist Formation |
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| Stratotypes: | |||
| none recorded or not applicable | |||
| Reference(s): | |||
| British Geological Survey. 1989. Braemar, 1:50 000 Map Series Sheet 65W (Scotland) (Solid). | |||
| Harris, A L, Haselock, P J, Kennedy, M J and Mendum, J R, 1994. The Dalradian Supergroup in Scotland, Shetland and Ireland. 33-53 in Gibbons, W E and Harris, A L (editors). A revised correlation of Precambrian rocks in the British Isles. Special Report of the Geological Society, London, No.22. | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| S065 S056 | |||