| Computer Code: |
MKW |
Preferred Map Code: |
MKW |
| Status Code: |
Full |
| Age range: |
Wenlock Epoch (SW)
— Early Devonian Epoch (DL) |
| Lithological Description: |
Conglomerate of well rounded quartzite pebbles (see Hareshaw Conglomerate) and reddish-brown to greyish-brown medium-grained sandstones (see Quarry Arenite). NOTE: Reference Sections; see component formations (Hareshaw Conglomerate and Quarry Arenite). |
| Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Base of Hareshaw Conglomerate. |
| Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Base of overlying Greywacke Conglomerate. |
| Thickness: |
c. 520m |
| Geographical Limits: |
Hagshaw Hills Lower Palaeozoic Inlier. Sheets 23W, 23E and 15W. |
| Parent Unit: |
Not Applicable (-)
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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: |
| none recorded or not applicable |
| Reference(s): |
| Rolfe, W D I, 1961. The Geology of the Hagshaw Hills Silurian Inlier, Lanarkshire. Transactions of the Edinburgh Geological Society, Vol.18, Part 3, 240-269. |
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
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S023
S023
S015
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