| Computer Code: |
RSG |
Preferred Map Code: |
RSG |
| Status Code: |
Index Level |
| Age range: |
Arnsbergian Substage (CG)
— Arnsbergian Substage (CG) |
| Lithological Description: |
Coarse-grained feldspathic sandstone ["grit"], usually coloured red on weathered surfaces. |
| Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Overlies interbedded shaly mudstones and sandstones above the Cockhill Limestone. |
| Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Overlain by the Colsterdale Marine Band. |
| Thickness: |
none recorded or not applicable
|
| Geographical Limits: |
none recorded or not applicable
|
| Parent Unit: |
Silsden Formation (SILS)
|
| Previous Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
|
| Alternative Name(s): |
Scargill Grit
|
| Stratotypes: |
| none recorded or not applicable |
| Reference(s): |
| Trotter F M, (compiler) 1960. Lexique Stratigraphique International: Europe fascicule 3a, viii, p.185 (and references therein). |
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
|
E050
E051
E062
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