Computer Code: |
WMEN |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
Status Code: |
Full |
Age range: |
Holocene Epoch (QH)
— Holocene Epoch (QH) |
Lithological Description: |
An area of Worked Ground where the land surface (natural or artificial) has been lowered due to removal of material by excavation associated directly with the construction of an access (i.e. adit) to a subsurface mining operation.
Composition: void. |
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: |
none recorded or not applicable
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Parent Unit: |
Mineral Excavation (Undivided) (WMU)
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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): |
Ford, J, Kessler, H, Cooper, A H, Price, S J, and Humpage A J. 2010. An enhanced classification for artificial ground. British Geological Survey Open Report, OR/10/36. |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
none recorded or not applicable |