The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Mountsorrel Complex
| Computer Code: | MSRL | Preferred Map Code: | MC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status Code: | Full | ||
| Age range: | Caradoc Series (O4) — Caradoc Series (O4) | ||
| Lithological Description: | An association of coarse grained igneous rocks, principally consisting of granodiorite and occurring within a roughly circular intrusive body. | ||
| Definition of Lower Boundary: | Not seen; the Complex is intruded into hornfelsed slaty mudrocks believed to be correlatives of the Stockingford Shale Group (Cambrian to Ordovician). | ||
| Definition of Upper Boundary: | Unconformably overlain by Triassic strata and Quaternary superficial deposits. | ||
| Thickness: | Vertical thickness unknown; the surface outcrops extend over 2.5km, with probable extensions at depth on all sides. | ||
| Geographical Limits: | Extends from Brazil Wood northeastwards into Mountsorrel Village. | ||
| Parent Unit: | Not Applicable (-) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | Granite
(GRNT)
Granite (GRNT) |
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| Alternative Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Stratotypes: | |||
| Reference Section | Kinchley Hill. | ||
| Reference Section | Brazil Wood | ||
| Type Area | Western slopes of Buddon Wood, extending northwards around Buddon Quarry to Rowhele Wood, in the grounds of Quorn House. | ||
| Reference(s): | |||
| Le Bas, M J. 1968. Caledonian igneous rocks, 41 - 58. The Geology of the East Midlands. Sylvester-Bradley, P C and Ford, T D. (eds.). Leicester. Leicester University Press. | |||
| Fox-Strangways, C. 1903. The geology of the country near Leicester. Memoir of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, Sheet 156 (England and Wales). | |||
| Pharaoh, T C, Brewer, T S and Webb, P C. 1993. Subduction related magmatism of late Ordovician age in eastern England, Geological Magazine, Vol.130, 647 - 656. | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| E156 | |||