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DIC_ROCK_NAMEV3 (3025 rows)
Dictionary table which is part of version 3 of the BGS Rock Classification Scheme. The main part of the RCS - it contains only single lithologies.


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Row CODE DESCRIPTION RCS_STATUS TRANSLATION Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 USER_ENTERED DATE_ENTERED USER_UPDATED DATE_UPDATED TRANSFER DEFINITION_BKING STATUS
226 BLC  Boulders, cobbly, clayey [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Clayey cobbly boulders [UDCS]  cobbly  clayey      DJLO  20-FEB-09  TMCM  30-AUG-18  I  Not Available  C 
227 BLDRUB  Building rubble - A type of artificial deposit. It is waste material derived from construction, usually consisting of brick, concrete, stone and plasterboard with minor amounts of wood and metal. It may be partly organic in content. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/04, appendix 1.  R  Building rubble          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  13-MAR-19    Not Available  C 
228 BLFSLG  Blast-furnace slag - A type of artifical deposit. It is semi-fused or fused waste material produced in the metal industry. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/04, appendix 1.  R  Blast-furnace slag          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  13-MAR-19    Not Available  C 
229 BLP  Boulders, cobbly, peaty [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Peaty cobbly boulders [UDCS]  cobbly  peaty      AWEL  17-MAR-04  TMCM  30-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
230 BLS  Boulders, cobbly, sandy [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Sandy cobbly boulders [UDCS]  cobbly  sandy      DJLO  20-FEB-09  TMCM  30-AUG-18  I  Not Available  C 
231 BLSTMY  Blastomylonite - A type of mylonitic-rock. Blastomylonites are formed where extensive recrystallisation and mineral growth accompanied deformation, resulting, for example, in ribbon textures in quartzose rocks. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/02, section 7.3.  R  Blastomylonite          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  22-FEB-19    Highly foliated rock with primary cohesion & fine grained (0.032-0.25mm) matrix (protolith & % porphyroblasts undefined) in which extensive recrystallisation & new mineral growth accompanied/post-dated ductile deformation, mylonite variant  C 
232 BLTPH  Block-tephra - A type of pyroclastic-sediment. In the Rock Classification Scheme, it is a pyroclastic-sediment in which the average size of more than 75% of the pyroclastic fragments exceeds 64 mm. Block-tephra, bomb-block-tephra, block-bomb-tephra, and bomb-tephra are separated according to the relative proportion of blocks (angular fragments exceeding 64 mm) and bombs (rounded fragments exceeding 64 mm): if more than 75% of all pyroclastic fragments bigger than 64 mm are blocks the sediment is block-tephra. It is the unconsolidated equivalent of pyroclastic-breccia. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/06, section 4.2 and fig. 4.  R  Block-tephra          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  15-FEB-19    Unimodal, well sorted, unlithified clastic material >10% debris formed by volcanic processes, >75vol% pyroclastic fragments, >75% >64mm >75% blocks, (angular); a pyroclastic sediment  C 
233 BLV  Boulders, cobbly, gravelly [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Gravelly cobbly boulders [UDCS]  cobbly  gravelly      DJLO  09-JUN-06  TMCM  30-AUG-18  I  Not Available  C 
234 BLVC  Boulders, cobbly, gravelly, clayey [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Clayey gravelly cobbly boulders [UDCS]  cobbly  gravelly  clayey    DJLO  20-FEB-09  TMCM  30-AUG-18  I  Not Available  C 
235 BMDST  Mudstone, bituminous  U  Bituminous mudstone  bituminous        AWEL  31-MAY-02  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Sedimentary rock, siliciclastic particles >50% or predominantly mud-grade, <0.032mm. Depositional environment not defined but contains 5-20% bituminous material.  C 
236 BMGN  Melagranite, biotite  U  Biotite melagranite  biotite        AWEL  21-MAY-02  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Coarse-grained, av. between 2-16mm, darker than average, M>20% normal crystalline intrusive, rock; quartz 20-60% of QAPF, feldspar 35-90% alkali feldspar, +/-amphibole. 5-20% biotite.  C 
237 BNCOAL  Banded-coal - A type of bituminous-coal, classified according to brightness. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/03, section 6.1 and fig. 10.  R  Banded-coal          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  08-MAR-19    Bituminous coal brightness type. Prefix defines type  C 
238 BNLIGN  Brown-lignite - A type of lignite. It is brown with a dull or earthy lustre. Many are banded with a fibrous structure. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/03, section 6.1 and fig. 10.  R  Brown-lignite          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  08-MAR-19    Lithified, soft, dull/earthy lustre, brown. Mixture of a range of plant debris many individually discernable. Fine 0.032-0.25mm organic matrix. 60-75%C dry, ash-free. Volatiles 46-63%. Partly carbonised, cracks/breaks on drying. Banded/fibrous structure  C 
239 BOCOAL  Bone-coal - A type of impure-coal with clay disseminated throughout the organic-matter. It can be recognised by its dull appearance and grey streak. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/03, section 6.1 and fig. 10.  R  Bone-coal          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  08-MAR-19    Sediment containing heterogeneous mixture of plant debris. <60->90% carbon, dry, ash-free. Volatiles <14->63%. 15-50% ash. Disseminated clay-grade, <0.032mm impurities, approximately equivalent to 50-80% organic matter. Dull with grey streak. .  C 
240 BONIN  Boninite - A type of high-Mg rock, classified using the total alkali silica (TAS) classification. The TAS classification may be used if the mineral mode of a normal fine-grained crystalline rock cannot be determined due either to the presence of glass or to the fine-grained nature of the rock. The definition of boninite is as shown in British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/06, section 5.2 and figs. 17b, 22.  R  Boninite          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  22-FEB-19    Fine-grained, av. <0.25mm normal crystalline intrusive/extrusive rock; TAS SiO2 >52wt%, Na2O+K2O <1.5wt%, MgO >8wt%, TiO2 <0.5wt%  C 
241 BORXST  Borax-stone - A type of non-carbonate salt that is composed of particles of the borate mineral borax. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/03, section 7.1 and fig. 11.  R  Borax-stone          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  08-MAR-19    Sedimentary rock >50% non-carbonate salt, borate dominanlty borax (Na2B4O7.10H2O) in white prismatic crystals tinged blue/green/grey. Crystal size not defined. An evaporite.  C 
242 BOTPH  Bomb-tephra - A type of pyroclastic-sediment. In the Rock Classification Scheme, it is a pyroclastic-sediment in which the average size of more than 75% of the pyroclastic fragments exceeds 64 mm. Block-tephra, bomb-block-tephra, block-bomb-tephra, and bomb-tephra are separated according to the relative proportion of blocks (angular fragments exceeding 64 mm) and bombs (rounded fragments exceeding 64 mm): if less than 25% of all pyroclastic fragments bigger than 64 mm are blocks the sediment is bomb-tephra. It is the unconsolidated equivalent of agglomerate. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/06, section 4.2 and fig. 4.  R  Bomb-tephra          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  15-FEB-19    Unimodal, well sorted, unconsolidated clastic material >10% debris formed by volcanic processes, >75vol% pyroclastic fragments, >75% >64mm >75% bombs, (rounded); a pyroclastic sediment  C 
243 BP  Boulders, peaty [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Peaty boulders [UDCS]  peaty        AWEL  17-MAR-04  TMCM  30-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
244 BPEAT  Peat, basin  -  Basin peat          TMCM  29-MAY-20      I  Not Available  O 
245 BRCOAL  Bright-coal - A type of bituminous-coal, classified according to brightness. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/03, section 6.1 and fig. 10.  R  Bright-coal          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  08-MAR-19    Bituminous coal brightness type. Prefix defines type  C 

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