The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Brackish Lagoonal Deposits

Computer Code: BLDU Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Index Level
Age range: Holocene Epoch (QH) — Holocene Epoch (QH)
Lithological Description: Clay, sand, silt.
Definition of Lower Boundary: Overlies Flandrian Raised Marine Beach Deposits and Intertidal Deposits in the Inverness area.
Definition of Upper Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Thickness: none recorded or not applicable
Geographical Limits: Shoreline of the Inner Moray Firth and also along the coastline of the Orkney Islands.
Parent Unit: Not Applicable (-)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
Type Area  Area of brackish lagoon near South Kessock, Inverness. Sheet 83E (NH64NE) 
Reference(s):
none recorded or not applicable
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
S083