The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Lower Macleod Formation
| Computer Code: | LLOD | Preferred Map Code: | notEntered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status Code: | Pending Upgrade | ||
| Age range: | Early Pliocene (NOE) — Marine Isotope Stage 13 (QMIS013) | ||
| Lithological Description: | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Definition of Lower Boundary: | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Definition of Upper Boundary: | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Thickness: | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Geographical Limits: | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Parent Unit: | Hebrides Margin Group (HEBM) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | Macleod Subsequence A
(-5011)
Lower Macleod Sequence (-5012) |
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| Alternative Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Stratotypes: | |||
| none recorded or not applicable | |||
| Reference(s): | |||
| Stoker, M S, Hitchen, K, and Graham, C C. 1993. United Kingdom offshore regional report: the geology of the Hebrides and West Shetland shelves and adjacent deep-water areas. (London: HMSO for the British Geological Survey.) | |||
| Stoker, M S, Balson, P S, Long, D, and Tappin, D R. 2011. An overview of the lithostratigraphical framework for the Quaternary deposits on the United Kingdom continental shelf. British Geological Survey Research Report, RR/11/03. 48pp. | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| none recorded or not applicable | |||