The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Kesgrave Formation [Obsolete: use KGCA]
| Computer Code: | KES | Preferred Map Code: | Kes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status Code: | Full | ||
| Age range: | Beestonian Stage (QB) — Beestonian Stage (QB) | ||
| Lithological Description: | [Obsolete: use KGCA] Interbedded quartz and quartzite rich sands and sandy gravels in a number of terrace aggradations. NOTE: Type sections given in Whiteman and Rose 1992, Table 3, p. 369.Pebbly sand, gravel and silt - [Generic description: from East Anglian data]. | ||
| Definition of Lower Boundary: | Rests on Cretaceous, Tertiary and Early Quaternary deposits | ||
| Definition of Upper Boundary: | Marked by rubified 'sol lessive' and Arctic structure soil or by base of Lowestoft Till. | ||
| Thickness: | Variable, approx. 2 to 10 m. | ||
| Geographical Limits: | Thames Basin and East Anglia. | ||
| Parent Unit: | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Previous Name(s): | Essex White Ballast [Obsolete Name and Code: Use SBRY, KES, CCHR, KGCA]
(-3284)
Kesgrave Sands and Gravels [Obsolete Name and Code: Use KES] (-4116) Glacial sand and gravel [Obsolete Name and Code] (GSG) [Obsolete Code: Use KES] (*539) Kesgrave Formation [Obsolete Name and Code: Use KES, CCHR, KGCA, SBRY] (-1621) |
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| Alternative Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Stratotypes: | |||
| none recorded or not applicable | |||
| Reference(s): | |||
| Rose, J and Allen, P, 1977. Middle Pleistocene stratigraphy in south-east Suffolk. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, Vol.133, p.83-102. | |||
| Rose, J, Allen, P and Hey, R W, 1976. Middle Pleistocene stratigraphy in Southern East Anglia. Nature, Vol.236, p.492-494. | |||
| Whiteman, C A and Rose, J. 1992. Thames river sediments of the British Early and Middle Pleistocene. Quarterly Science Reviews, Vol.11, 363-375. | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| E162 E221 E208 E225 E175 E189 E191 E206 E207 E222 E223 E240 | |||