The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Beaumont Coal (Northumberland)

Computer Code: BMNT Preferred Map Code: Bmnt
Status Code: Index Level
Age range: Langsettian Substage (CA) — Langsettian Substage (CA)
Lithological Description: Coal.
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: Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation (PLCM)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): Harvey Coal (Northumberland and Durham)
Stratotypes:
none recorded or not applicable
Reference(s):
Scientific Department, Coal Survey. 1957. Northumberland Coalfield Seam Maps. Beaumont Seam. National Coal Board. 
Land, D H. 1974. Geology of the Tynemouth District (Explanation of one-inch Geological Sheet 15, New Series). Memoir of the British Geological Survey Sheet 20 (England and Wales). 
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
E010 E014 E015 E009