Computer Code: |
FHA |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
Status Code: |
Pending Upgrade |
Age range: |
Holocene Epoch (QH)
— Holocene Epoch (QH) |
Lithological Description: |
Varies from pebbly muddy sands, and silty muds to interlaminated silts and muds. |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Base of unit unconformably overlies all pre-existing sediments. |
Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Top of unit unconformably overlain by seabed sediments. |
Thickness: |
c.23 metres. |
Geographical Limits: |
Not defined. |
Parent Unit: |
Forth Formation (FH)
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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): |
Thomson, M E, and Eden, R A. 1977. Quaternary deposits of the central North Sea, 3. The Quaternary sequence in the west-central North Sea. Report of the Institute of Geological Sciences, No. 77/12. |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
none recorded or not applicable |