The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Lower Morrison Formation
| Computer Code: | LMOR | Preferred Map Code: | notEntered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status Code: | Pending Upgrade | ||
| Age range: | Marine Isotope Stage 62 (QMIS062) — 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: | West Shetland Margin Group (WSMG) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | Morrison Sequence Package 1
(-5013)
Morrison Subsequence 1 (-5014) Morrison Formation (Undivided) (-5015) |
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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.) | |||
| Cameron, T D J, and Holmes, R. 1999. The Continental Shelf. 125-139 in A revised correlation of Quaternary deposits in the British Isles. Bowen, D Q (editor). Special Report of the Geological Society of London, No. 23. | |||
| 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 | |||