The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Raised marine deposits of Holocene age

Computer Code: RMDF Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Index Level
Age range: Holocene Epoch (QH) — Holocene Epoch (QH)
Lithological Description: See RMD Raised marine and coastal zone deposits. Variable lithology. Gravel (shingle), sand, silt and clay; commonly charged with organic debris (plant and shell); now above the level of the present shoreline as a result of earth movement or a general fall in sea level; of Flandrian age. [Generic description: from East Anglian data].
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: Raised marine and coastal zone deposits (RMD)
Previous Name(s): Raised marine deposits of Flandrian age [Obsolete Name and Code: Use RMDF] (-5256)
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:
E048 S032 S036 S040 S033 S034 S028 S049 S030 S030 S038 S039 S096 S080 S093 S096