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Late Ordovician stratigraphy northwest of the Sugarloaf, mid‐Wales — a discussion
Author(s) -
James D. M. D.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
geological journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.721
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1099-1034
pISSN - 0072-1050
DOI - 10.1002/gj.3350250210
Subject(s) - geology , ordovician , stratigraphy , paleontology , anticline , ecological succession , sequence stratigraphy , facies , structural basin , tectonics , ecology , biology
Several modifications are proposed to the Ordovician stratigraphy recently proposed by Mackie and Smallwood (1987), based in particular on the recognition of a major Mynydd Trawsnant anticline on the northwest flank of the Tywi structure and on field relationships indicating the Foel Formation directly to overlay the Caradoc black shale succession and directly to underlay the Craig Las Formation. The Clyn Glas Formation is suggested to have accumulated at a slope base rather than a shelf–slope break.