Garnedd-Wen Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Hirnantian | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Abercorris Group |
Overlies | Narrow Vein Mudstone Formation |
Thickness | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) to 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Mudstone |
Other | Sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 52°38′07″N 3°54′26″W / 52.6354°N 3.9071°W |
Region | Mid Wales |
Country | Wales |
Extent | Tywyn to Dinas Mawddwy |
Type section | |
Named for | Garneddwen |
The Garnedd-Wen Formation (also known as the Garnedd-Wen Beds) is an Ordovician lithostratigraphic formation (a sequence of rock strata) in Mid Wales. The rock of the formation is a mixture of mudstones, siltstones, fine- to coarse-grained sandstones, greywackes and conglomerates. [1] The formation extends from Dinas Mawddwy in the north-east to Tywyn in the south-west. [2]
The Garnedd-Wen Formation is the upper strata of rock across a wide part of western Mid Wales. In particular, it forms the upper rock beds of the Tarren Hills on the south side of the Bala Fault, west of Talyllyn Lake. [3]
Garnedd-Wen Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Hirnantian | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Abercorris Group |
Overlies | Narrow Vein Mudstone Formation |
Thickness | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) to 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Mudstone |
Other | Sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 52°38′07″N 3°54′26″W / 52.6354°N 3.9071°W |
Region | Mid Wales |
Country | Wales |
Extent | Tywyn to Dinas Mawddwy |
Type section | |
Named for | Garneddwen |
The Garnedd-Wen Formation (also known as the Garnedd-Wen Beds) is an Ordovician lithostratigraphic formation (a sequence of rock strata) in Mid Wales. The rock of the formation is a mixture of mudstones, siltstones, fine- to coarse-grained sandstones, greywackes and conglomerates. [1] The formation extends from Dinas Mawddwy in the north-east to Tywyn in the south-west. [2]
The Garnedd-Wen Formation is the upper strata of rock across a wide part of western Mid Wales. In particular, it forms the upper rock beds of the Tarren Hills on the south side of the Bala Fault, west of Talyllyn Lake. [3]