The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Toft Hill Limestone And Shales

Computer Code: TFH Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Index Level
Age range: Arundian Substage (CJ) — Arundian Substage (CJ)
Lithological Description: Limestone and mudstone.
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: Restricted to the Swinden Anticline [SE 86 54], about 2km south of Hellifield, North Yorkshire.
Parent Unit: Hodder Mudstone Formation (HOM)
Previous Name(s): Toft Hill Beds [Obsolete Name and Code: Use TFH] (-4366)
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:
E060