Computer Code: |
BAV1 |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
Status Code: |
Full |
Age range: |
Wolstonian Stage (QO)
— Ipswichian Stage (QI) |
Lithological Description: |
The Bathampton Gravel Member comprises gravels, 3 m thick, with a surface of about 3-5 m above the present River Avon. It is considered to be no younger than MIS 6 (Campbell, p. 77 in Bowen, 1999).
The Bathampton Palaeosol is a cryoturbated, rubified clay-rich soil developed on the Bathampton Gravel Member. It is correlated probably with MIS 5e (Hunt, 1990; Campbell, p. 77 in Bowen, 1999). |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
none recorded or not applicable
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Definition of Upper Boundary: |
none recorded or not applicable
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Thickness: |
3 m. |
Geographical Limits: |
none recorded or not applicable
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Parent Unit: |
Bristol Avon Valley Formation (BAVON)
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Previous Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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Stratotypes: |
none recorded or not applicable |
Reference(s): |
McMillan, A A, Hamblin, R J O, and Merritt, J W. 2011. A lithostratigraphical framework for onshore Quaternary and Neogene (Tertiary) superficial deposits of Great Britain and the Isle of Man. British Geological Survey Research Report, RR/10/03. 343pp. |
Campbell, S, Hunt, C O, Scourse, J D, Keen, D H and Croot, D G. 1999. Southwest England. 66-78 in Bowen, D Q (Editor), A revised correlation of Quaternary deposits in the British Isles. Geological Society Special Report No.23. [London: Geological Society.] |
Hunt, C O. 1990. A4/A36/A46 Swainswick-Batheaston Bypass; geological survey of Hampton Rocks Railway Cutting. Unpublished Report. (Bristol: Departments of Environment and Transport.) |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
E265
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