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- Title
A fossiliferous borehole section within the Ballantrae ophiolite.
- Authors
Stone, P.; Strachan, I.
- Abstract
The core recovered during a drilling programme in the Ballantrae ophiolite complex, south-west Scotland1,2 includes a 16-m section through highly fossiliferous strata. The borehole containing this section was sunk at North Ballaird (Fig. 1) 100-m west of the abandoned farm buildings [NGR: NX 1210 8777] with an azimuth of 150° and an inclination of 50°. The fossiliferous sequence lies between 24 and 40m from the surface (125 m above OD) and contains a rich assemblage of Middle Arenig (∼475-480 Myr) graptolites accompanied by inarticulate brachiopods and rare conodonts. Of particular importance is the presence of Pseudisograptus dumosus (Harris), an Australasian species not previously recorded from Europe.
- Publication
Nature, 1981, Vol 293, Issue 5832, p455
- ISSN
0028-0836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/293455a0