The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Oakenshaw Rock

Computer Code: OCR Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Index Level
Age range: Langsettian Substage (CA) — Langsettian Substage (CA)
Lithological Description: False-bedded, fairly coarse-grained sandstone. Top part, known locally as the Shertcliffe Seatstone, may be separated from the lower sandstone by up to 15m of shaly mudstone.
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: West Yorkshire area [Oakenshaw, south of Bradfrod, Yorkshire].
Parent Unit: Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation (PLCM)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): Clifton Rock
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:
E069 E077