The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Foot of Whisky Sike Coal (Northumberland)

Computer Code: FWSC Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Index Level
Age range: Holkerian Substage (CQ) — Asbian Substage (CR)
Lithological Description: Coal.
Definition of Lower Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Definition of Upper Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Thickness: c.0.3m
Geographical Limits: Locally known in the area near Whisky Sike (Lewis Burn), Northumberland.
Parent Unit: Scremerston Coal Member (SCG)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): Foot Of Whiskey Sike Coal
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:
E007