Computer Code: |
NORTN |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
Status Code: |
Pending Upgrade |
Age range: |
Holocene Epoch (QH)
— Holocene Epoch (QH) |
Lithological Description: |
Aeolian sands interstratified with thin palaeosols and lacustrine units. |
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: |
British Coastal Deposits Group (COAS)
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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: |
Type Section |
Northton, South Harris. |
Reference(s): |
McMillan, A A, Hamblin, R J O, and Merritt, J W. 2011. A lithostratigraphical framework for onshore Quaternary and Neogene (Tertiary) superficial deposits of Great Britain and the Isle of Man. British Geological Survey Research Report, RR/10/03. 343pp. |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
none recorded or not applicable |