Computer Code: |
HAMB |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
Status Code: |
Index Level |
Age range: |
Duckmantian Substage (CB)
— Duckmantian Substage (CB) |
Lithological Description: |
Local name for the Vanderbeckei Marine Band (VDMB) in the Northumberland and Durham coalfields, possibly still to an extent in current use. Mudstone. |
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: |
none recorded or not applicable
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Geographical Limits: |
Northumberland and Durham coalfields. |
Parent Unit: |
Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation (PMCM)
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Previous Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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Alternative Name(s): |
Vanderbeckei Marine Band
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Stratotypes: |
none recorded or not applicable |
Reference(s): |
Dean, M T, Browne, M A E, Waters, C N and Powell, J H. 2011. A lithostratigraphical framework for the Carboniferous successions of northern Great Britain (onshore). British Geological Survey Research Report, RR/10/007. 165pp. |
Ramsbottom, W H C, Calver, M A, Eagar, R M C, Hodson, F, Holliday, D W, Stubblefield, C J and Wilson, R B. 1978. A correlation of the Silesian rocks in the British Isles. Geological Society of London, Special Report No.10. |
Armstrong, G, and Price, R H. 1954. The Coal Measures of north-east Durham. Transactions of the Institution of Mining Engineers, Vols. 113 and 114. |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
E014
E015
E020
E021
E027
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