The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Pot Clay Coal (West And South Yorkshire)

Computer Code: PCCL Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Index Level
Age range: Yeadonian Substage (CY) — Yeadonian Substage (CY)
Lithological Description: The Pot Clay Coal is a thin coal of little value, but it overlies a valuable fireclay that has been widely extracted for bricks and pottery.
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 and south Yorkshire area.
Parent Unit: Millstone Grit Group [See Also MIGR] (MG)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
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:
E087 E086 E070 E077