| Computer Code: |
SKLM |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
| Status Code: |
Full |
| Age range: |
Quaternary Period (Q)
— Quaternary Period (Q) |
| Lithological Description: |
Sequence of organic muds with plant remains and wood. Pollen analysis shows a spectrum with Pinus, Abies, Alnus, Tilia and Corylus (West, 1981). |
| Definition of Lower Boundary: |
The member unconformably overlies chalk rich till. |
| Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Overlain by sandy clay with flints (presumed brickearth). |
| Thickness: |
Up to 3.5 m. |
| Geographical Limits: |
Small basin in till confined to the vicinity of Oak's Kiln Pit, Sicklesmere. |
| Parent Unit: |
Lark Valley Formation (LKVY)
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| Previous Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Stratotypes: |
| Type Section |
Boreholes at Oak's Kiln Pit, Sicklesmere, Suffolk. West, 1981. |
| Reference(s): |
| Bowen, D Q. 1999. A revised correlation of Quaternary deposits in the British Isles. Geological Society Special Report, No. 23. |
| West, R G. 1981. A contribution to the Pleistocene of Suffolk; an interglacial site at Sicklesmere, near Bury St.Edmunds. In (Neale, John; Flenley & John; eds) The Quaternary in Britain; essays, reviews and original work on the Quaternary published in honour of Lewis Penny on his retirement. Pergamon Press, Oxford,United Kingdom, 43-48. |
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
| none recorded or not applicable |
