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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.

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