The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Head
Computer Code: HEAD Preferred Map Code: symb
Status Code: Index Level
Age range: Quaternary Period (Q) — Quaternary Period (Q)
Lithological Description: Polymict deposit: comprises gravel, sand and clay depending on upslope source and distance from source. Poorly sorted and poorly stratified deposits formed mostly by solifluction and/or hillwash and soil creep. Essentially comprises sand and gravel, locally with lenses of silt, clay or peat and organic material. In the Bristol area: red or brown silt and stony clay with cobbles of hard rock, eg Carboniferous limestone or sandstone. Argillaceous frost-shattered rock debris either in-situ or soliflucted. Soliflucted deposits have variable sand/clay content. [Generic description].
Definition of Lower Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Definition of Upper Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Thickness: none recorded or not applicable
Geographical Limits: none recorded or not applicable
Parent Unit: Mass Movement Deposits (MASMD)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
none recorded or not applicable
Reference(s):
none recorded or not applicable
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
E221 E237 E021 E014 S031 E219 E225 E203 E078 E070 E077 E181 E355 E356 E142 E024 E028 E048 S024 E268 S032 S040 S034 E059 S084 S030 S064 S074 S076 S093 S093 S097 S096 E281 E246 E341 E342 E343 E217 E264 E353 E354 E314 E326 E171 E096 E214 E327
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