The coloured bars refer to the different units in the Manx Group shown on the Geological Map. The ranges of the bars indicate the proportion of sandstone and mudstone as well as the relative thicknesses of the beds in these rock units. Unit names and ages are shown in the key to the map. (mya = million years ago.)

Key to colours on bars and map     Barrule and Glen Rushen units, 481 and 477 mya   Maughold unit, 482 mya Maughold unit (inc.quartz sandstones and pebbly mudstones), 482 mya   Injebreck unit (inc. pebbly mudstones), 480 mya   Maughold unit, 482 mya   Glen Dhoo unit, 488 mya   Creggan Mooar unit, 475 mya   Lonan unit, 486 – 484 mya   Maughold unit (inc, quartz sandstones), 482 mya   Port Erin/Lonan unit (incl. quartz sandstones), 485 – 484 mya Injebreck unit (incl. quartz sandstones and pebbly mudstone), 480mya   Glion Cam unit (brown sandstones), 490 mya   Lady Port unit (incl. brown sandstones and pebbly mudstones), 472 mya   Creg Agneash& Mull Hill units (quartz sandstones), 483 mya   Santon and Ny Garvin units, 485 mya   Glen Dhoo unit (grey sandstones), 488 mya