Table 3.1 - History of stratigraphic nomenclature for the Late Palaeozoic rocks of Hong Kong Precise correlation not intended

Heanley
(1924)
Uglow (1926),
Brock &
Schofield
(1926)
Heim (1929) Williams
(1943, et al. 1945),
Davis (1952)
Ruxton
(1960)
Allen &
Stephens
(1971)
This Account
- - Sham Chun
Formation
Lok Ma Chau
Formation
- - -
- - Tolo Crest
Formation
Pat Sin
Formation
Bluff Head
Formation
Bluff Head
Formation
-
Older
Sedimentaries
Tolo Channel
Formation
Tolo Channel
Formation
Tolo Channel
Formation
Tolo Channel
Formation
Tolo Channel
Formation
-
- - - - - Tolo Harbour
Formation
Tolo Harbour
Formation
- - - - - - Lok Ma Chau
Formation
- - - - - - Yuen Long
Formation
- - - - - - Bluff Head
Formation