The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Ashington Coal (Northumberland)
Computer Code: | ASHN | Preferred Map Code: | notEntered |
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Status Code: | Index Level | ||
Age range: | Duckmantian Substage (CB) — Duckmantian Substage (CB) | ||
Lithological Description: | Coal. | ||
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: | none recorded or not applicable | ||
Parent Unit: | Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation (PMCM) | ||
Previous Name(s): | Ashington High Main Coal (Northumberland) [Obsolete Code: Use ASHN]
(ASHI)
Ashington High Main Coal [Obsolete Name and Code: Use ASHN] (-3178) |
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Alternative Name(s): | High Main Coal (Northumberland and Durham) |
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Stratotypes: | |||
none recorded or not applicable | |||
Reference(s): | |||
Land, D H. 1974. Geology of the Tynemouth District (Explanation of one-inch Geological Sheet 15, New Series). Memoir of the British Geological Survey Sheet 20 (England and Wales). | |||
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
E010 E014 E015 E009 |