The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Kame terrace deposits

Computer Code: KAMET Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Full
Age range: Pleistocene Epoch (QP) — Pleistocene Epoch (QP)
Lithological Description: Kame terrace deposits refer to a landform deposited continuously along a valley side, by the meltwater at the junction between the valley side and an ice mass. It consists of stratified sand and gravel, and the outer edge may display collapse features.
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: Glaciofluvial ice contact deposits (GFIC)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
none recorded or not applicable
Reference(s):
Allaby, M. 2013. A dictionary of geology and earth sciences. Fourth edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
none recorded or not applicable