The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
First Limestone (Cumbria)
| Computer Code: | LM1 | Preferred Map Code: | LM1 |
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| Status Code: | Index Level | ||
| Age range: | Pendleian Substage (CE) — Pendleian Substage (CE) | ||
| Lithological Description: | Limestone. | ||
| 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: | Eskett Limestone Formation (ESKT) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Alternative Name(s): | Main Limestone [Obsolete: use EML, GL, GML, ORTL] Great Limestone Member |
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| Stratotypes: | |||
| none recorded or not applicable | |||
| Reference(s): | |||
| Dean, M T, Browne, M A E, Waters, C N, and Powell, J H. 2011. A lithostratigraphical framework for the Carboniferous successions of northern Great Britain (onshore). British Geological Survey Research Report RR/10/007. 165 pp. | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| E023 E022 E028 | |||