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Appendix 1 – Stable isotope analysis and total organic carbon (%C) of bulk rock samples from the Outwoods Shale Formation in Merevale boreholes 1 and 3 and the Oldbury Quarry outcrop succession. Sample values likely to be affected by proximity to igneous intrusions are shown in bold.

BGS Sample No.

Borehole / Outcrop

Borehole depth 
(ft / m)

Biozone

δ^13C

%C

SSK3155 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 714 / 217.63 | O. cataractes | -27.7 | 0.4
SSK3156 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 710 / 216.40 | O. cataractes | -28.3 | 2.9
SSK3157 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 706 / 215.19 | O. cataractes | -27.7 | 0.5
SSK3158 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 702 /  213.97 | O. cataractes | -27.7 | 0.3
SSK3159 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 698 / 212.75 | O. cataractes | -28.3 | 1.5
SSK3160 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 694 / 211.53 | O. cataractes | -28.3 | 0.9
SSK3161 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 690 / 210.31 | O. cataractes | -28.2 | 0.6
SSK3163 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 682 / 207.87 | O. cataractes | -28.5 | 1.3
SSK3164 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 678 / 206.65 | O. cataractes | -28.3 | 1.0
SSK3165 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 674 / 205.44 | O. cataractes | -28.5 | 1.3
SSK3166 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 670 / 204.22 | O. cataractes | -28.3 | 0.4
SSK3167 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 666 / 203.00 | O. cataractes | -28.7 | 1.1
SSK3168 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 662 / 201.78 | O. cataractes | -28.5 | 0.3
SSK3169 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 658 / 200.56 | O. cataractes | -28.7 | 1.7
SSK3170 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 654 / 199.34 | O. cataractes | -28.7 | 0.7
SSK3171 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 650 / 198.12 | O. cataractes | -28.8 | 0.8
SSK3172 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 646 / 196.90 | O. cataractes | -28.6 | 0.5
SSK3173 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 642 / 195.68 | O. cataractes | -28.8 | 0.9
SSK3175 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 634 / 193.24 | O. cataractes | -29.1 | 1.8
SSK3176 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 630 / 192.02 | O. cataractes | -29.0 | 0.6
SSK3177 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 626 / 190.80 | O. cataractes | -29.1 | 1.7
SSK3178 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 622 / 189.59 | O. cataractes | -29.0 | 1.1
SSK3179 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 618 / 188.37 | O. cataractes | -29.1 | 0.6
SSK3180 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 614 / 187.15 | O. cataractes | -29.0 | 0.6
SSK3181 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 610 / 185.93 | O. cataractes | -29.2 | 2.0
SSK3182 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 606 / 184.71 | O. cataractes | -28.9 | 0.2
SSK3183 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 602 / 183.49 | O. cataractes | -29.2 | 1.6
SSK3184 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 598 / 182.27 | O. cataractes | -29.2 | 1.1
SSK3185 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 594 / 181.05 | O. cataractes | -29.4 | 2.9
SSK3186 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 590 / 179.83 | O. cataractes | -29.4 | 2.6
SSK3187 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 586 / 178.61 | O. cataractes | -29.2 | 1.6
SSK3188 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 582 / 177.40 | O. cataractes | -29.3 | 3.7
SSK3189 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 578 / 176.17 | O. cataractes | -29.6 | 3.7
SSK3190 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 574 / 174.96 | O. cataractes | -29.5 | 2.0
SSK3191 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 570 / 173.74 | O. cataractes | -29.7 | 3.2
SSK3192 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 566 / 172.52 | O. cataractes | -29.4 | 1.7
SSK3193 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 562 / 171.30 | O. cataractes | -29.5 | 3.4
SSK3194 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 557 / 169.77 | O. cataractes | -29.6 | 2.3
SSK3195 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 554 / 168.86 | O. cataractes | -29.4 | 0.7
SSK3196 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 550 / 167.64 | O. cataractes | -29.7 | 2.2
SSK3197 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 546 / 166.42 | O. cataractes | -29.8 | 2.7
SSK3198 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 542 / 165.20 | O. cataractes | -29.6 | 1.9
SSK3199 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 539 / 164.29 | O. cataractes | -29.5 | 2.0
SSK3200 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 533 / 162.46 | O. cataractes | -29.7 | 2.4
SSK3201 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 530 / 161.54 | O. cataractes | -28.8 | 0.3
SSK3202 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 526 / 160.32 | O. cataractes | -29.4 | 3.0
SSK3203 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 522 / 159.10 | O. cataractes | -29.1 | 1.8
SSK3204 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 518 / 157.89 | O. cataractes | -29.1 | 2.5
SSK3205 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 514 / 156.67 | O. cataractes | -29.4 | 2.3
SSK3206 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 510 / 155.45 | O. cataractes | -28.8 | 0.2
SSK3207 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 507 / 154.53 | O. cataractes | -29.1 | 2.1
SSK3208 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 502 / 153.00 | O. cataractes | -29.2 | 2.7
SSK3209 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 498 / 151.79 | O. cataractes | -28.8 | 1.2
SSK3210 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 494 / 150.57 | O. cataractes | -29.3 | 2.1
SSK3211 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 490 / 149.35 | O. cataractes | -29.1 | 2.3
SSK3212 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 486 / 148.13 | O. cataractes | -28.8 | 0.6
SSK3213 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 482 / 146.91 | O. cataractes | -29.2 | 2.9
SSK3214 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 478 / 145.69 | O. cataractes | -29.2 | 2.0
SSK3215 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 475 / 144.78 | O. cataractes | -29.0 | 3.1
SSK3216 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 470 / 143.26 | P. spinulosa | -29.0 | 1.0
SSK3217 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 466 / 142.04 | P. spinulosa | -29.4 | 1.0
SSK3218 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 462 / 140.82 | P. spinulosa | -29.6 | 1.2
SSK3219 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 458 / 139.60 | P. spinulosa | -29.5 | 1.1
SSK3220 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 454 / 138.38 | P. spinulosa | -29.2 | 1.1
SSK3221 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 450 / 137.16 | P. spinulosa | -29.6 | 0.9
SSK3222 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 446 / 135.94 | P. spinulosa | -29.9 | 1.6
SSK3223 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 442 / 134.72 | P. spinulosa | -29.8 | 1.6
SSK3224 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 438 / 133.50 | P. spinulosa | -29.5 | 0.9
SSK3225 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 434 / 132.28 | P. spinulosa | -29.9 | 2.1
SSK3226 | Merevale Borehole 1 | 429 / 130.76 | P. spinulosa | -29.6 | 1.7
SSK2793 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 292 / 89.00 | A. pisiformis | -31.6 | 1.0
SSK2794 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 290 / 88.39 | A. pisiformis | -30.7 | 0.3
SSK2795 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 286 / 87.17 | A. pisiformis | -30.3 | 0.3
SSK2796 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 278 / 84.73 | A. pisiformis | -29.9 | 1.1
SSK2797 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 262 / 79.86 | A. pisiformis | -29.5 | 0.5
SSK2798 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 240 / 73.15 | A. pisiformis | -29.6 | 1.4
SSK2799 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 236 / 71.93 | A. pisiformis | -29.4 | 1.1
SSK2800 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 232 / 70.71 | A. pisiformis | -29.5 | 1.4
SSK2801 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 228 / 69.49 | A. pisiformis | -29.3 | 0.4
SSK2802 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 224 / 68.28 | A. pisiformis | -29.3 | 1.6
SSK2803 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 220 / 67.06 | A. pisiformis | -29.7 | 2.1
SSK2804 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 216 / 65.84 | A. pisiformis | -29.5 | 1.6
SSK2805 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 212 / 64.62 | A. pisiformis | -29.2 | 1.5
SSK2806 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 208 / 63.40 | A. pisiformis | -29.5 | 0.7
SSK2807 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 204 / 62.18 | A. pisiformis | -29.2 | 0.5
SSK2808 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 200 / 60.96 | O. gibbosus | -29.4 | 1.0
SSK2809 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 198 / 60.35 | O. gibbosus | -29.4 | 2.4
SSK2810 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 194 / 59.13 | O. gibbosus | -29.3 | 0.7
SSK2811 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 190 / 57.91 | O. gibbosus | -29.5 | 1.0
SSK2812 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 186 / 56.69 | O. gibbosus | -29.2 | 0.5
SSK2813 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 182 / 55.47 | O. gibbosus | -29.1 | 2.0
SSK2814 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 178 / 54.25 | O. gibbosus | -29.6 | 1.2
SSK2815 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 176 / 53.64 | O. gibbosus | -29.2 | 0.8
SSK2816 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 170 / 51.82 | O. gibbosus | -28.7 | 1.1
SSK2817 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 166 / 50.60 | O. gibbosus | -28.5 | 1.0
SSK2818 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 162 / 49.38 | O. gibbosus | -28.7 | 1.2
SSK2819 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 158 / 48.16 | O. gibbosus | -28.8 | 2.1
SSK2820 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 154 / 46.94 | O. gibbosus | -28.6 | 1.4
SSK2821 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 150 / 45.72 | O. gibbosus | -28.5 | 2.6
SSK2822 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 146 / 44.50 | O. gibbosus | -28.1 | 1.9
SSK2823 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 142 / 43.28 | O. gibbosus | -28.2 | 2.4
SSK2824 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 138 / 42.06 | O. gibbosus | -28.4 | 3.8
SSK2825 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 134 / 40.84 | O. gibbosus | -28.1 | 1.1
SSK2826 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 130 / 39.62 | O. truncatus | -28.0 | 1.9
SSK2827 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 126 / 38.40 | O. truncatus | -27.7 | 0.3
SSK2828 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 122 / 37.19 | O. truncatus | -27.6 | 0.5
SSK2829 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 118 / 35.97 | O. truncatus | -27.7 | 1.3
SSK3043 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 114 / 34.75 | O. truncatus | -28.0 | 2.3
SSK3044 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 110 / 33.53 | O. truncatus | -27.9 | 2.0
SSK3045 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 106 / 32.31 | O. truncatus | -27.9 | 2.0
SSK3046 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 102 / 31.09 | O. truncatus | -28.0 | 2.6
SSK3047 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 97 8” – 99 / 29.77 – 30.18 | O. truncatus | -28.2 | 2.5
SSK3048 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 89 – 91 / 27.13 – 27.74 | O. truncatus | -27.7 | 1.5
SSK3049 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 88 / 26.82 | O. wahlenbergi | -28.2 | 1.9
SSK3050 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 84 / 25.60 | O. wahlenbergi | -27.4 | 0.4
SSK3051 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 80 / 24.38 | O. wahlenbergi | -27.4 | 1.0
SSK3052 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 78 / 23.77 | O. wahlenbergi | -27.6 | 1.6
SSK3053 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 74 / 22.56 | O. wahlenbergi | -27.8 | 2.3
SSK3054 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 72 / 21.95 | O. wahlenbergi | -27.7 | 1.9
SSK3055 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 68 / 20.73 | O. wahlenbergi | -27.2 | 0.4
SSK3056 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 59 – 63 / 17.98 – 19.20 | O. wahlenbergi | -28.3 | 2.1
SSK3057 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 55 6” – 58 6” / 16.92 – 17.83 | O. wahlenbergi | -28.3 | 2.8
SSK3058 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 52 / 15.85 | O. wahlenbergi | -28.3 | 1.5
SSK3059 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 48 / 14.63 | O. wahlenbergi | -28.9 | 2.0
SSK3060 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 44 / 13.41 | O. wahlenbergi | -27.4 | 0.2
SSK3061 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 40 / 12.19 | O. wahlenbergi | -27.5 | 0.3
SSK3062 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 36 / 10.97 | O. wahlenbergi | -27.8 | 1.4
SSK3063 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 32 / 9.75 | O. wahlenbergi | -27.8 | 0.2
SSK3064 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 28 / 8.53 | O. wahlenbergi | -27.5 | 1.2
SSK3065 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 24 / 7.32 | O. wahlenbergi | -27.9 | 0.8
SSK3066 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 20 / 6.10 | O. wahlenbergi | -27.9 | 0.7
SSK3067 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 16 / 4.88 | O. wahlenbergi | -28.5 | 1.4
SSK3068 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 12 / 3.66 | O. wahlenbergi | -28.8 | 0.7
SSK3069 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 8 / 2.44 | O. wahlenbergi | -27.2 | 0.2
SSK3070 | Merevale Borehole 3 | 6 / 1.83 | O. wahlenbergi | -27.2 | 0.2
| | Height above outcrop datum (m) | | |
MR 42369 | Oldbury Quarry | 0 | O. cataractes | -26.6 | 0.2
MR 42370 | Oldbury Quarry | 1 | O. cataractes | -25.7 | 0.1
MR 42371 | Oldbury Quarry | 2 | O. cataractes | -25.6 | 0.1
MR 42372 | Oldbury Quarry | 3 | O. cataractes | -27.4 | 0.4
MR 42373 | Oldbury Quarry | 4 | O. cataractes | -26.5 | 0.4
MR 42374 | Oldbury Quarry | 5 | O. cataractes | -26.5 | 0.3
MR 42375 | Oldbury Quarry | 6 | O. cataractes | -27.2 | 0.6
MR 42376 | Oldbury Quarry | 7 | O. cataractes | -27.8 | 1.4
MR 42377 | Oldbury Quarry | 8 | O. cataractes | -27.8 | 1.4
MR 42378 | Oldbury Quarry | 9 | O. cataractes | -26.4 | 0.2
MR 42379 | Oldbury Quarry | 10 | O. cataractes | -27.6 | 1.7
MR 42380 | Oldbury Quarry | 11 | O. cataractes | -26.7 | 0.3
MR 42381 | Oldbury Quarry | 12 | O. cataractes | -26.8 | 1.9
MR 42382 | Oldbury Quarry | 13 | O. cataractes | -27.1 | 2.7
MR 42383 | Oldbury Quarry | 14 | O. cataractes | -27.3 | 2.9
MR 42384 | Oldbury Quarry | 15 | O. cataractes | -27.4 | 2.6
MR 42385 | Oldbury Quarry | 16 | O. cataractes | -27.5 | 2.8
MR 42386 | Oldbury Quarry | 17 | O. cataractes | -26.7 | 1.5
MR 42387 | Oldbury Quarry | 18 | O. cataractes | -26.8 | 1.8
MR 42388 | Oldbury Quarry | 19 | O. cataractes | -27.1 | 1.6
MR 42389 | Oldbury Quarry | 20 | O. cataractes | -27.4 | 2.6
MR 42390 | Oldbury Quarry | 21 | O. cataractes | -27.1 | 2.9
MR 42391 | Oldbury Quarry | 22 | O. cataractes | -27.4 | 3.4
MR 42392 | Oldbury Quarry | 23 | O. cataractes | -27.2 | 1.4
MR 42393 | Oldbury Quarry | 24 | O. cataractes | -27.2 | 2.9
MR 42394 | Oldbury Quarry | 25 | O. cataractes | -27.2 | 2.4
MR 42395 | Oldbury Quarry | 26 | O. cataractes | -27.7 | 3.2
MR 42396 | Oldbury Quarry | 27 | O. cataractes | -27.2 | 1.4
MR 42397 | Oldbury Quarry | 28 | O. cataractes | -27.7 | 3.1
MR 42398 | Oldbury Quarry | 29 | O. cataractes | -27.5 | 2.0
MR 42399 | Oldbury Quarry | 30 | O. cataractes | -29.5 | 1.6
MR 42400 | Oldbury Quarry | 38 | O. cataractes | -27.3 | 0.5
MR 42401 | Oldbury Quarry | 39 | O. cataractes | -27.3 | 0.8
MR 42402 | Oldbury Quarry | 40 | O. cataractes | -27.4 | 0.2
MR 42403 | Oldbury Quarry | 41 | O. cataractes | -27.6 | 0.5
MR 42404 | Oldbury Quarry | 42 | O. cataractes | -27.8 | 1.7
MR 42405 | Oldbury Quarry | 43 | O. cataractes | -27.8 | 0.8
MR 42406 | Oldbury Quarry | 44 | O. cataractes | -27.7 | 0.6
MR 42407 | Oldbury Quarry | 45 | O. cataractes | -27.5 | 0.6
MR 42408 | Oldbury Quarry | 46 | O. cataractes | -28.0 | 1.2
MR 42409 | Oldbury Quarry | 47 | O. cataractes | -27.8 | 0.6