The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Plashetts Dun Limestone
| Computer Code: | PLDL | Preferred Map Code: | notEntered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status Code: | Index Level | ||
| Age range: | Asbian Substage (CR) — Asbian Substage (CR) | ||
| Lithological Description: | Ferruginous, yellow-weathering, brown crinoidal limestone. | ||
| Definition of Lower Boundary: | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Definition of Upper Boundary: | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Thickness: | 0.6 to 1.8 m. | ||
| Geographical Limits: | Northumberland; type area around Plashetts. | ||
| Parent Unit: | Tyne Limestone Formation (TYLS) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Alternative Name(s): | Naworth Limestone Low Carriteth Limestone |
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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. | |||
| Lexique Stratigraphique International. 1971. Volume 1, Europe, Fascicule 3a, England, Wales and Scotland, Part 3a VII, Lower Carboniferous (Dinantian). | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| E007 E008 E013 | |||