The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Lower London Tertiaries [Obsolete]

Computer Code: LLTE Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Index Level
Age range: Paleocene Epoch (GP) — Eocene Epoch (GE)
Lithological Description: [Obsolete] Used in the past to describe Palaeogene deposits beneath the London Clay in the London Basin, especially where the Lambeth Group and the Thanet Formation are difficult to separate, as in Essex, for example. In some places, this may include the Harwich Formation and there would be equivalent to Thanet Formation, Lambeth Group and Harwich Formation (Undifferentiated) [TSLH].
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: none recorded or not applicable
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
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:
E206 E208 E223 E225 E240 E258 E259