Computer Code: |
OUSE |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
Status Code: |
Full |
Age range: |
Mid Pleistocene (QPM)
— Holocene Epoch (QH) |
Lithological Description: |
Gravel with sand. |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Unconformable on mid Pleistocene glacial deposits, and on bedrock. |
Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Ground surface. |
Thickness: |
Up to 8 m (Stoke Goldington Member). |
Geographical Limits: |
The valley of the River Great Ouse in Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. |
Parent Unit: |
Ouse-Nene Catchments Subgroup (ONCA)
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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): |
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 |