Malvern Quartzite

Early Cambrian

Lithology
Pale grey, quartz-cemented sandstones and interbedded conglomerates. Conglomerates contain mainly quartz pebbles, but also Malverns Complex and volcanic lithologies.

Upper Boundary
Conformable junction with Hollybush Sandstone.

Lower Boundary
Unconformable or in faulted contact with the Precambrian Malverns Complex.

Representative Sites
None known in Gloucestershire.

Information on lithology and boundaries taken from the British Geological Survey Lexicon of Named Rock Units
and BGS Memoirs.