The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Farnham Glaciofluvial Formation

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
Definition of Upper Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
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)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
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