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Gala Group (geology)

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288: 283: 164:. The rocks of the Gala Group have also previously been known as the Queensberry Grits and the Strangford Group. Graded beds variously of 268: 248: 278: 273: 66: 137: 45: 189: 56: 244: 134: 185: 145: 181: 262: 27: 213: 161: 141: 193: 165: 157: 118: 31: 188:. The strata are generally near-vertical and are bounded to the north by the 180:
and have been matched with the Central Belt turbidites which are seen in the
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G.J. H. Oliver et al. The Geological Society (2002). Trewin, N.H. (ed.).
173: 149: 131: 35: 243:(4. ed.). London: Geological Society Publishing. pp. 187–188. 153: 114: 109: 101: 96: 86: 81: 73: 62: 51: 41: 21: 8: 192:and to the south by the Laurieston Fault. 18: 289:Geologic formations of the United Kingdom 284:Geological groups of the United Kingdom 205: 16:Series of rock strata in Great Britain 7: 218:The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units 14: 1: 220:. British Geological Survey 156:. The name is derived from 305: 269:Silurian System of Europe 196:are found in a few beds. 26: 241:The Geology of Scotland 160:, a tributary of the 279:Geology of Scotland 190:Orlock Bridge Fault 176:are interpreted as 57:Orlock Bridge Fault 28:Stratigraphic range 274:Geology of England 135:lithostratigraphic 69:(faulted boundary) 67:Moffat Shale Group 152:and northernmost 124: 123: 105:Scotland, England 296: 254: 230: 229: 227: 225: 210: 186:Northern Ireland 146:Southern Uplands 19: 304: 303: 299: 298: 297: 295: 294: 293: 259: 258: 257: 251: 238: 234: 233: 223: 221: 212: 211: 207: 202: 140:(a sequence of 17: 12: 11: 5: 302: 300: 292: 291: 286: 281: 276: 271: 261: 260: 256: 255: 249: 235: 232: 231: 204: 203: 201: 198: 182:Ards Peninsula 122: 121: 116: 112: 111: 107: 106: 103: 99: 98: 94: 93: 88: 84: 83: 79: 78: 75: 71: 70: 64: 60: 59: 53: 49: 48: 43: 39: 38: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 301: 290: 287: 285: 282: 280: 277: 275: 272: 270: 267: 266: 264: 252: 250:9781862391260 246: 242: 237: 236: 219: 215: 209: 206: 199: 197: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 155: 151: 147: 143: 139: 136: 133: 129: 120: 117: 113: 108: 104: 100: 95: 92: 89: 85: 80: 76: 72: 68: 65: 61: 58: 54: 50: 47: 44: 40: 37: 33: 29: 25: 20: 240: 222:. Retrieved 217: 214:"Gala Group" 208: 127: 125: 110:Type section 34:- Telychian 194:Graptolites 162:River Tweed 142:rock strata 263:Categories 200:References 178:turbidites 166:wackestone 158:Gala Water 128:Gala Group 119:Gala Water 91:turbidites 32:Rhuddanian 22:Gala Group 224:August 8, 170:siltstone 144:) in the 115:Named for 82:Lithology 74:Thickness 52:Underlies 174:mudstone 150:Scotland 132:Silurian 97:Location 63:Overlies 36:Silurian 154:England 102:Country 87:Primary 55:bounds 247:  77:c6000m 138:group 130:is a 46:Group 245:ISBN 226:2016 172:and 126:The 42:Type 184:in 148:of 265:: 216:. 168:, 30:: 253:. 228:.

Index

Stratigraphic range
Rhuddanian
Silurian
Group
Orlock Bridge Fault
Moffat Shale Group
turbidites
Gala Water
Silurian
lithostratigraphic
group
rock strata
Southern Uplands
Scotland
England
Gala Water
River Tweed
wackestone
siltstone
mudstone
turbidites
Ards Peninsula
Northern Ireland
Orlock Bridge Fault
Graptolites
"Gala Group"
ISBN
9781862391260
Categories
Silurian System of Europe

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