The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
80 Yard Rock
Computer Code: | EYR | Preferred Map Code: | notEntered |
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Status Code: | Index Level | ||
Age range: | Langsettian Substage (CA) — Langsettian Substage (CA) | ||
Lithological Description: | The Eighty Yard Rock is a thin, fine-grained flaggy sandstone widespread throughout the West Yorkshire district. | ||
Definition of Lower Boundary: | none recorded or not applicable | ||
Definition of Upper Boundary: | none recorded or not applicable | ||
Thickness: | Generally c.10m, locally to c.40m | ||
Geographical Limits: | West Yorkshire area. | ||
Parent Unit: | Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation (PLCM) | ||
Previous Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
Alternative Name(s): | Gaisby Rock Upper Band Rock |
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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: | |||
E069 E086 E077 |