The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Torquay Limestone Formation
| Computer Code: | TQL | Preferred Map Code: | notEntered |
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| Status Code: | Pending Upgrade | ||
| Age range: | Eifelian Age (DI) — Frasnian Age (DR) | ||
| Lithological Description: | Limestone. | ||
| 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: | Tamar Group (TAMA) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | Torquay And Plymouth Limestones [Obsolete Name And Code: Use TQL Or PYL]
(TPL)
Torquay Limestones [Obsolete Name and Code: Use TQL] (-3091) |
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| Alternative Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Stratotypes: | |||
| none recorded or not applicable | |||
| Reference(s): | |||
| Waters, C N, Smith, K, Hopson, P M, Wilson, D, Bridge, D M, Carney, J N, Cooper, A H, Crofts, R G, Ellison, R A, Mathers, S J, Moorlock, B S P, Scrivener, R C, McMillan, A A, Ambrose, K, Barclay, W J, and Barron, A J M. 2007. Stratigraphical Chart of the United Kingdom: Southern Britain. British Geological Survey, 1 poster. | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| E350 | |||