The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Carpenters Farm Gravel Member

Computer Code: CARPF Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Full
Age range: Pleistocene Epoch (QP) — Pleistocene Epoch (QP)
Lithological Description: Clayey sandy gravel with sand lenses of limited lateral extent
Definition of Lower Boundary: Erosional on bedrock.
Definition of Upper Boundary: Present land surface.
Thickness: Estimated to be 2 to 4m from the outcrop.
Geographical Limits: Limited to a single outcrop north of Brading Marshes upon which Carpenters Farm [SZ 619 885] is built.
Parent Unit: Eastern Yar River Formation (EYAR)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
Type Area  Single outcrop 
Reference(s):
Hopson, P M, and Farrant A R. 2014. Geology of the Isle of Wight - a brief explanation of the Isle of Wight Special Geological Map Sheet. Sheet Explanation of the British Geological Survey. Parts of 1:50 0000 Sheets 330 (Lymington), 331 (Portsmouth), 344 (Chale) and 345 (Ventnor) (England and Wales) 
British Geological Survey. 2013. Isle of Wight. England and Wales Special Sheet incorporating parts of sheets 330, 331, 344, 345. Bedrock and Superficial Deposits. 1:50 000. (Keyworth, Nottingham: British Geological Survey.) 
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
none recorded or not applicable