The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Princes Risborough Sand and Gravel Member

Computer Code: PRSG Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Pending Upgrade
Age range: Pleistocene Epoch (QP) — Pleistocene Epoch (QP)
Lithological Description: Sand and gravel, rich in flint and chalk clasts; crops out in the dry gap in the Chilterns (the 'Princes Risborough Gap'). [Generic description: 1:50 k map margins].
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: Sudbury Formation (SBRY)
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:
E237