The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Crocadon Formation [Obsolete: use SME]
| Computer Code: | CDON | Preferred Map Code: | notEntered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status Code: | Index Level | ||
| Age range: | Tournaisian Age (CT) — Namurian Stage (CN) | ||
| Lithological Description: | [Obsolete: use SME] Sandstone with interbedded siltstone and shale. | ||
| Definition of Lower Boundary: | Thrust fault. | ||
| Definition of Upper Boundary: | Not known. | ||
| Thickness: | Not known. | ||
| Geographical Limits: | East Cornwall - West Devon. | ||
| Parent Unit: | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Previous Name(s): | St Mellion Formation
(SME)
St Mellion Formation (SME) |
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| Alternative Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Stratotypes: | |||
| Type Area | Crocadon. | ||
| Reference(s): | |||
| Leveridge B E, Holder, M T, Goode, A J J, Scrivener R C, Jones N S and Merriman, R J. 2002. Geology of the Plymouth and south-east Cornwall area. Memoir of the British Geological Survey, Sheet 348 (England and Wales). | |||
| British Geological Survey. 1993. Tavistock. England and Wales Sheet 337. Solid and Drift 1:50 000 Provisional Series (Keyworth, Nottingham: British Geological Survey.) | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| none recorded or not applicable | |||