The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Tanhouse Limestone

Computer Code: TL Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Index Level
Age range: Brigantian Substage (CX) — Brigantian Substage (CX)
Lithological Description: Fossiliferous limestone and calcareous shaly mudstone forning a wedge within the upper part of the Cromall Sandstone Formation.
Definition of Lower Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Definition of Upper Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Thickness: c.5m
Geographical Limits: Local to the area around Yate, Gloucestershire.
Parent Unit: Cromhall Sandstone Formation (CHSA)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
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:
E251