The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Head brickearth, younger [Obsolete: use FAEOL]

Computer Code: HEBY Preferred Map Code: SYMB
Status Code: Index Level
Age range: Quaternary Period (Q) — Quaternary Period (Q)
Lithological Description: [Obsolete: use FAEOL] Varies from silt to clay, usually yellow-brown and massive. Poorly sorted and poorly stratified, formed mostly by solifluction and/or hillwash and soil creep. Younger than "Head Brickearth" in the same map area. [Generic description].
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: none recorded or not applicable
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:
none recorded or not applicable