| Computer Code: |
DOUG |
Preferred Map Code: |
SYMB |
| Status Code: |
Index Level |
| Age range: |
Neoproterozoic Era (AZ)
— Neoproterozoic Era (AZ) |
| Lithological Description: |
Thin beds of metalimestone, commonly brecciated, in a pelite matrix. |
| Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Base of lowest thin bed of limestone in pelite matrix, within semipelites of Drummuir Calcareous Member. |
| Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Top of highest thin bed of limestone in pelite matrix, within semipelites of Drummuir Calcareous Member. |
| Thickness: |
Approximately 20m |
| Geographical Limits: |
Keith area from Bridge of Maisley to former Braehead Limeworks (quarries almost completely filled with refuse). |
| Parent Unit: |
Drummuir Calcareous Member (DRUC)
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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: |
| Reference Section |
Quarry 150m N of Bridge of Maisley, Keith. |
| Type Section |
Quarry behind Douglasbrae Knackers Yard, Keith. (Face is difficult to access and is a disgusting, smelly, health hazard.) |
| Reference(s): |
| Robertson, T, Simpson J B and Anderson J G C. 1949. The Limestones of Scotland. Special reports on the mineral resources of Great Britain. Vol.35. Memoir of the Geological Survey. |
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
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S085
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