Computer Code: |
FHW |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
Status Code: |
Pending Upgrade |
Age range: |
Holocene Epoch (QH)
— Holocene Epoch (QH) |
Lithological Description: |
Very fine-grained lithic sand with shell fragments. |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Overlies Fitzroy Member of the Forth Formation on irregular erosive surface. |
Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Occasionally overlies pre-Forth Formation sediments. |
Thickness: |
11m - reaches up to 30m in deeper features. |
Geographical Limits: |
Not defined. |
Parent Unit: |
Forth Formation (FH)
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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: |
none recorded or not applicable |
Reference(s): |
Holmes, R. 1977. Quaternary deposits of the central North Sea 5. The Quaternary geology of the UK sector of the North Sea between 56° and 58° N. Report of the Institute of Geological Sciences, No. 77/14. |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
none recorded or not applicable |