| Computer Code: |
MCZD |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
| Status Code: |
Full |
| Age range: |
Quaternary Period (Q)
— Quaternary Period (Q) |
| Lithological Description: |
Deposited by water in a marine, coastal or tide-affected environment (e.g. beach, salt-marsh, estuary or fen). Includes many types of sediment (e.g. clay, silt, sand, peat and gravel).
Lithologically diverse. Sand, silt and clay, with gravel and possibly peat, formed in the coastal or marine environment. |
| Definition of Lower Boundary: |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Definition of Upper Boundary: |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Thickness: |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Geographical Limits: |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Parent Unit: |
Superficial deposits (SUPD)
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| Previous Name(s): |
Marine and coastal zone deposits (undifferentiated) [Obsolete Name and Code: Use MCZD]
(-2935)
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| Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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| 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: |
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S080
S080
S081
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