The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Whitethorn Member

Computer Code: FHW Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Pending Upgrade
Age range: Holocene Epoch (QH) — Holocene Epoch (QH)
Lithological Description: Very fine-grained lithic sand with shell fragments.
Definition of Lower Boundary: Overlies Fitzroy Member of the Forth Formation on irregular erosive surface.
Definition of Upper Boundary: Occasionally overlies pre-Forth Formation sediments.
Thickness: 11m - reaches up to 30m in deeper features.
Geographical Limits: Not defined.
Parent Unit: Forth Formation (FH)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
none recorded or not applicable
Reference(s):
Holmes, R. 1977. Quaternary deposits of the central North Sea 5. The Quaternary geology of the UK sector of the North Sea between 56° and 58° N. Report of the Institute of Geological Sciences, No. 77/14. 
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
none recorded or not applicable