| Computer Code: |
GDSI |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
| Status Code: |
Full |
| Age range: |
Devensian Stage (QD)
— Devensian Stage (QD) |
| Lithological Description: |
Laminated brown to olive grey silt and clay. |
| Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Generally conformable on the Banchory Till Formation. |
| Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Generally overlain conformably by the Lochton Sand and Gravel Formation. |
| Thickness: |
Generally 2 to 3m; 5m proved in boreholes |
| Geographical Limits: |
The East Grampian Highlands. |
| Parent Unit: |
East Grampian Glacigenic Subgroup (EGD)
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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 Section |
River cliff sections on the southern bank of Miller Burn 600 to 800m upstream of its confluence with the Water of Dye, Glen Dye. |
| Reference Section |
BGS section and pit reference number NO68NW/2 at Miller's Bog, Glen Dye, 9.3 to 11.3m depth in pit. |
| Reference Section |
BGS borehole NO69SE/8, 400m northeast of Bogarn, 14.3 to 18.8m in borehole. |
| Reference(s): |
| Merritt, J W, Auton, C A, Connell, E R, Hall, A M and Peacock, J D. 2003. The Cainozoic geology and landscape evolution of north-east Scotland. Memoir of the British Geological Survey, Sheets 66E, 67, 76E, 77, 86E, 87W, 87E, 95, 96W, 96E and 97 (Scotland) |
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
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S066
S067
S077
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