Computer Code: |
RTFDD |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
Status Code: |
Index Level |
Age range: |
Devensian Stage (QD)
— Devensian Stage (QD) |
Lithological Description: |
Silt, clay and fine-grained sand with lenses of gravel. |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Sharp, unconformable, generally planar contact on various older superficial deposits, most commonly till. |
Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Ground surface, or sharp, undulating, conformable contact with younger superficial deposits, including peat and blown sand. |
Thickness: |
To 12m |
Geographical Limits: |
Britain to the north of the Humber-Ribble. |
Parent Unit: |
Not Applicable (-)
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Previous Name(s): |
Raised marine/beach/estuarine deposits of late-glacial age [Obsolete Name and Code: Use RTFDD]
(-3012)
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Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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Stratotypes: |
Type Area |
The southern shore of the Inverness Firth, 2 to 18km northeast of Inverness. Fletcher et al, 1996 |
Reference(s): |
Fletcher, T P et al. 1996. Geology of the Fortrose and eastern Inverness district. Memoir of the British Geological Survey, Sheet 84W (Scotland). |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
S084
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