The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Clifton Rock

Computer Code: CLRK Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Index Level
Age range: Langsettian Substage (CA) — Langsettian Substage (CA)
Lithological Description: The Clifton Rock consists of up to three leaves of fine-grained cross-bedded or ripple cross-laminated sandstone and includes a thin coal. The Shertcliffe Coal rests on the top leaf, sometimes termed the Shertcliffe Seatstone.
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: West Yorkshire area {Clifton, northwest of Huddersfield, Yorkshire].
Parent Unit: Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation (PLCM)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): Oakenshaw Rock
Stratotypes:
none recorded or not applicable
Reference(s):
none recorded or not applicable
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
E077 E069