The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Oxford Clay Formation and West Walton Formation (Undifferentiated)

Computer Code: OXWW Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Index Level
Age range: Callovian Age (JC) — Oxfordian Age (JO)
Lithological Description: Mudstone and silty mudstone with subsidiary calcilutite, limestone, sandstone and siltstone.
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: Ancholme Group (AMG)
Previous Name(s): West Walton Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated) [Obsolete Code: Use OXWW] (WWOX)
West Walton Formation and Oxford Clay Formation [Undifferentiated] [Obsolete Name and Code: Use OXWW] (-439)
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
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:
none recorded or not applicable