| Computer Code: |
MRPI |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
| Status Code: |
Full |
| Age range: |
Holocene Epoch (QH)
— Holocene Epoch (QH) |
| Lithological Description: |
An area of Raised Fill where the pre-existing (natural or artificial) land surface is raised by artificially deposited material from an excavation of superficial deposits or unconsolidated material (e.g. sand and gravel pit material) for the purpose of subsequent construction or reclamation.
Composition: variable. |
| 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
|
| Geographical Limits: |
none recorded or not applicable
|
| Parent Unit: |
Raised Fill (Undivided) (MRU)
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| Previous Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Stratotypes: |
| none recorded or not applicable |
| Reference(s): |
| Ford, J, Kessler, H, Cooper, A H, Price, S J, and Humpage A J. 2010. An enhanced classification for artificial ground. British Geological Survey Open Report, OR/10/36. |
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
| none recorded or not applicable |
