The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Raised storm beach deposits of Holocene age

Computer Code: RSBQF Preferred Map Code: RSBDF
Status Code: Full
Age range: Holocene Epoch (QH) — Holocene Epoch (QH)
Lithological Description: Gravel, clast-supported, openwork, well sorted, mainly of cobble to boulder grade with subsidiary beds of finer gravel and sand.
Definition of Lower Boundary: Generally an unconformable contact with till or bedrock.
Definition of Upper Boundary: At the ground surface.
Thickness: To 10 m.
Geographical Limits: Northern England and Scotland.
Parent Unit: Raised storm beach deposits (RSBD)
Previous Name(s): Raised storm beach deposits of Flandrian age [Obsolete Name and Code: Use RSBQF] (-5249)
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
Type Area  The islands of Tiree and Coll, Inner Hebrides, where the storm beaches form discontinuous, arcuate, asymmetrical ridges up to 10 m high, commonly resting on rock platforms mapped as Raised Beach Deposits of Post-glacial age. Henney and Merritt, 2002; Merritt and Henney, 2003. 
Reference(s):
Henney, P J and Merritt, J W. 2002. An assessment of aggregate resources and requirements on Tiree. BGS commercial report on behalf of Scottish Natural Heritage. 
Merritt, J W and Henney, P J. 2003. An assessment of aggregate resources and requirements on Coll. BGS commercial report on behalf of Scottish Natural Heritage. 
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
none recorded or not applicable