The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Morainic deposits

Computer Code: MORD Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Full
Age range: Pleistocene Epoch (QP) — Pleistocene Epoch (QP)
Lithological Description: Morainic deposits comprise rock material which has been carried and deposited and/or pushed/thrust by glacier ice. The deposits are recognised by various characteristic landforms and are variably composed, depending on the material which has been picked up by the ice. Some moraines are dominated by water-sorted stratified sand and gravel, some by till (diamicton). Synonym: moraine.
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: Glacigenic deposits (GLACI)
Previous Name(s): Moraine [Obsolete Name and Code: Use MORD] (-1730)
Morainic drift [Obsolete Name and Code: Use MORD] (DOD)
Rock glacier deposits [Obsolete Name and Code: Use MORD] (RKGLA)
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
none recorded or not applicable
Reference(s):
McMillan, A A and Powell, J H. 1999. The classification of artificial (man made) ground and natural superficial deposits. British Geological Survey Research Report, RR/99/04. 
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
E214