The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Coastal barrier deposits

Computer Code: COBD Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Full
Age range: Holocene Epoch (QH) — Holocene Epoch (QH)
Lithological Description: Coastal barrier deposits comprise a complex of pre-present day Holocene accumulations of blown sand, beach and washover sediments where these deposits cannot be differentiated. Sand or gravel; form a major longshore bar, the surface of which is below the mean still water level.
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: Supratidal deposits (STDU)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
none recorded or not applicable
Reference(s):
McMillan, A A and Powell, J H. 1999. The classification of artificial (man made) ground and natural superficial deposits. British Geological Survey Research Report, RR/99/04. 
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
none recorded or not applicable