| Computer Code: |
BRBC |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
| Status Code: |
Index Level |
| Age range: |
Langsettian Substage (CA)
— Langsettian Substage (CA) |
| Lithological Description: |
The Better Bed Coal is a thick, widespread, high quality bituminous coal that has been worked extensively in the district. It is low in ash and sulphur. Mudstone that forms its roof is rich in fish and plant remains. |
| 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: |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Geographical Limits: |
West to South Yorkshire area, probably extending into North Derbyshire as the Grenoside Sandstone Coal. |
| Parent Unit: |
Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation (PLCM)
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| Previous Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Alternative Name(s): |
Grenoside Sandstone Coal
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| 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: |
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E077
E086
E078
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