The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Middleton Main Coal (West Yorkshire)
Computer Code: | MDMC | Preferred Map Code: | notEntered |
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Status Code: | Index Level | ||
Age range: | Langsettian Substage (CA) — Langsettian Substage (CA) | ||
Lithological Description: | The Middleton Main Coal, Cromwell or New Hards Coal is a good quality bituminous coal that has been worked extensively in the district around Batley, Gomersal and Gildersome. Its roof measures are rich in fish remains. | ||
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: | Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation (PLCM) | ||
Previous Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
Alternative Name(s): | Silkstone Coal (West and South Yorkshire, and Derbyshire) New Hards Coal |
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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: | |||
E078 E070 E077 |