| Computer Code: |
CRBB |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
| Status Code: |
Full |
| Age range: |
Mid Devonian Epoch (DM)
— Mid Devonian Epoch (DM) |
| Lithological Description: |
Matrix supported conglomerate of rounded pebbles and small cobbles in a coarse sandy matrix. |
| Definition of Lower Boundary: |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Definition of Upper Boundary: |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Thickness: |
The estimated maximum thickness of the bed is 70m. |
| Geographical Limits: |
The conglomerate bed occurs in the vicinity of Craigbreck Farm, 1km east of the village of Kilmuir, on the Black Isle 1.5km north of the Kessock Bridge. |
| Parent Unit: |
Avoch Sandstone Member (AVM)
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| Previous Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Stratotypes: |
| Type Area |
Exposures of conglomerate along a low elongate ridge in the vicinity of Craigbreck Farm. |
| Reference(s): |
| none recorded or not applicable |
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
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S083
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