Raglan Mudstone
Late Silurian - Early Devonian (Pridoli-Lochkovian)
PERIOD |
GROUP |
FORMATION |
Devonian |
Old Red Sandstone |
Raglan Mudstone |
Lithology
Red mudstones and silty mudstones with calcretes and sandstones. Townsend Tuff Bed 100m from top; Bishop's Frome Limestone at top.
Upper Boundary
Drawn at top of Bishop's Frome (Psamosteus)Limestone.
Lower Boundary
Conformable junction with underlying Downton Castle Sandstone Formation.
Representative Sites
Lydney Cliff
Upper Boxbush Cutting
Information on lithology and boundaries taken from the British Geological Survey Lexicon of Named Rock Units
and BGS Memoirs. |