The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Cave Rock Member

Computer Code: CAVR Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Full
Age range: Callovian Age (JC) — Callovian Age (JC)
Lithological Description: A well-cemented sandstone bed at the top of the formation.
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: In north Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire.
Parent Unit: Kellaways Formation (KLB)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
none recorded or not applicable
Reference(s):
Barron, A J M, Lott, G K, and Riding, J B. 2012. Stratigraphical framework for the Middle Jurassic strata of Great Britain and the adjoining continental shelf. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/11/06. 
Gaunt, G D, Fletcher, T P and Wood, C J. 1992. Geology of the country around Kingston upon Hull and Brigg. Memoir of the British Geological Survey, sheets 80 and 89 (England and Wales). 172pp. 
Page, K N. 1989. A stratigraphic revision for the English Lower Callovian. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, Vol.100, 363-382. 
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
none recorded or not applicable