| Computer Code: |
HANC |
Preferred Map Code: |
HANC |
| Status Code: |
Index Level |
| Age range: |
Pendleian Substage (CE)
— Pendleian Substage (CE) |
| Lithological Description: |
Coaly shale and coal. |
| Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Rests on dark shale and seatearth. |
| Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Overlain by dark grey fossiliferous shale. |
| Thickness: |
1.05 m. |
| Geographical Limits: |
none recorded or not applicable
|
| Parent Unit: |
Ballyvoy Sandstone Formation (BVYS)
|
| Previous Name(s): |
Hawk's Nest Coal [Obsolete Name and Code: Use HANC]
(-305)
|
| Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
|
| Stratotypes: |
| Type Area |
North-east coast of County Antrim. Coastal cliffs east of Ballycastle. |
| Reference(s): |
| Wilson, H E and Robbie, J A. 1966. Geology of the Country around Ballycastle. Memoir of the Geological Survey. [Belfast: HMSO.] |
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
|
N08
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