Computer Code: |
FGF |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
Status Code: |
Pending Upgrade |
Age range: |
Anglian Stage (QA)
— Anglian Stage (QA) |
Lithological Description: |
Sand and gravel. |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
none recorded or not applicable
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Definition of Upper Boundary: |
none recorded or not applicable
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Thickness: |
Up to 9m. |
Geographical Limits: |
Restricted to the Farnham valley west to Nidd and south-east to between Knaresborough and Flaxby. |
Parent Unit: |
North Pennine Glacigenic Subgroup (NPEG)
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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 |
Farnham sand and gravel pit [SE 345 600] |
Reference(s): |
Cooper, A H and Burgess, I C. 1993. Geology of the country around Harrogate. Memoir for 1:50000 geological sheet 62 (England and Wales). London: HMSO for the British Geological Survey. |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
none recorded or not applicable |